Egypt
Pope Benedict XVI has condemned the very disturbing recent killings in Egypt on the eve of Coptic Christmas. The drive by killing of six Coptic Christians was followed by Christians and Muslims setting fire to each others properties 60 km north of Luxor.
- Travel: Enjoying Egypt During Ramadan
Jane Akshar's Luxor News blog Ramadan in 2009 will start on Friday, the 21st of August and will continue for 30 days until Saturday, the 19th of September. Ramadan is a great time to visit a Muslim country. don't forget Egypt isn't just about...
- Happy Coptic Christmas!
I nearly missed posting today about Coptic Christmas because I thought that it was the 6th January today, for which my apologies - things have been a little hectic up here in Wales! In the Coptic Orthodox religion Christmas takes place on the 29th of...
- Coptic Research Website Updated
ambilacuk Thanks to Howard Middleton-Jones for letting me know that he has updated his Coptic Research pages. The Coptic Research project is ongoing research area with many useful links and articles on Coptic archaeology, art and history. There is a...
- Of Fayoum's Mummies And Churches
eTurboNews (Hazel Heyer) Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) announced last week a Russian-American archaeological mission has unearthed a number of well-preserved Graeco-Roman mummies covered in cartons. They...
- Interview With Dr. Gawdat Gabra
http://www.ambilacuk.com/coptic/index.html Thanks to Howard Middleton-Jones for sending me the link to his interview with the Coptologist Dr. Gawdat Gabra in Munster Germany, posted on the Coptic Research site. Please click on the photograph on the above...
Egypt
Coptic Killings
Pope Benedict XVI has condemned the very disturbing recent killings in Egypt on the eve of Coptic Christmas. The drive by killing of six Coptic Christians was followed by Christians and Muslims setting fire to each others properties 60 km north of Luxor.
- Travel: Enjoying Egypt During Ramadan
Jane Akshar's Luxor News blog Ramadan in 2009 will start on Friday, the 21st of August and will continue for 30 days until Saturday, the 19th of September. Ramadan is a great time to visit a Muslim country. don't forget Egypt isn't just about...
- Happy Coptic Christmas!
I nearly missed posting today about Coptic Christmas because I thought that it was the 6th January today, for which my apologies - things have been a little hectic up here in Wales! In the Coptic Orthodox religion Christmas takes place on the 29th of...
- Coptic Research Website Updated
ambilacuk Thanks to Howard Middleton-Jones for letting me know that he has updated his Coptic Research pages. The Coptic Research project is ongoing research area with many useful links and articles on Coptic archaeology, art and history. There is a...
- Of Fayoum's Mummies And Churches
eTurboNews (Hazel Heyer) Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) announced last week a Russian-American archaeological mission has unearthed a number of well-preserved Graeco-Roman mummies covered in cartons. They...
- Interview With Dr. Gawdat Gabra
http://www.ambilacuk.com/coptic/index.html Thanks to Howard Middleton-Jones for sending me the link to his interview with the Coptologist Dr. Gawdat Gabra in Munster Germany, posted on the Coptic Research site. Please click on the photograph on the above...