Australian Coptic Movement (ACM)

After every sectarian or terrorist attack on Copts in Egypt, there are a lot of odd views which flood social media comments that suggest ‘God will avenge’ or the ‘heaven will respond’ and a lot of this nonsense has no biblical basis.  Mahfouz Maximus is a spokesperson for The Australian Coptic Movement Association. 

Students in New South Wales commence their HSC exams today. The end of school brings new freedoms and responsibilities. Best of luck to all students.  

The current era requires more participation in Independent Civil Society Groups.  

If the Supreme court upholds her conviction, Asia’s only recourse would be a clemency petition to President Arif Alvi.  President Alvi is known to be a close ally of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Prime Minister Khan is a well known former Pakistani  cricket player and philanthropist. #FreeAsiaBibi 

President Trump met with President Al-Sisi on the sidelines of the annual UNGA gathering in New York. We have posted the entire script below.  Throughout the week, scores of Copts and activists from all around the world expressed their outrage on social media over the methods that the church used to convince congregations in New […]

The Egyptian Government fails to intervene to  put an end to Sectarian attacks against Coptic Christians. The perpetrators are usually set free.  

It has been close to 24 hours since news broke of the sudden passing of Bishop Ephiphanius, Bishop and Abbot of the Monastery of St Macarius in Wadi al-Natroun in Egypt’s Western Desert.  It seems that His Grace was murdered and investigations are underway.  

Suzy Hanna is a regular contributor. Suzy’s background, education and personal interest in Human Rights and Politics have seen her on the front lines of elevating her passions. Suzy has fronted an array of media outlets and presented papers at University.  

The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights recently decried the security establishment’s treatment of mob attacks against Coptic Christians villagers. Villages in various governorates saw tensions and attacks on Copts after local committees came to survey churches that applied for legal status with the regularization committee. The most recent sites of attacks include Beni Manin in the […]

The remains of 20 Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Christians killed in 2015 by Islamic State in its former Libyan stronghold of Sirte, have finally been returned to Egypt.  The Coptic Christians along with one Ghanaian citizen were beheaded on a beach in February 2015 wearing orange jumpsuits, in a video recording. The Australian Coptic Movement has been […]