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In Australia, we woke up in the morning with the sad news everyone is talking about; radio broadcasts, television news, colleagues at work, commuters in transport, shoppers at the bakery shop; FB and Twitter turned into a wall of tribute to the Queen, a wall stretching from Great Britain to far away lands in every […]
“Shenouda was seized from his adoptive parents by the police and sent to an orphanage where he was given a Muslim Arabic name, Yousif, and is being taught the Islamic religion after a new birth certificate was issued, stating that Shenouda, now Yousif, is a Muslim.”
Sadly, we have witnessed a surge in attacks on Coptic Christians over the past month of Ramadan in Egypt including several killings, kidnapping, and assaults on women in public.
We know most of our followers in Australia and New Zealand here are currently living under hardships due to the Covid related lockdowns. On the eve of our Coptic New Year, we ask that you remember Ramy and in his family in your prayers. The Coptic New Year is a continuation of the Ancient Egyptian Calendar […]
We are all shocked by the recent media reports of the terrible murder of an Egyptian-Coptic mother of three in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. Women and vulnerable children should seek assistance if they are in danger. Please call Lifeline on 131114 for immediate assistance.
Our colleagues at the Australian Coptic Heritage and Community Services (ACHCS) are also available to take basic enquiries regarding services available. Please contact 0479-042-733 for more information.
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. Suzy wrote this article following the much vaunted opening (second opening) of the New Cathedral built in the New Capital city, approximately 45 km away from Cairo. Not long after, a mob number hundreds attacked the Coptic Orthodox community in Zaafarana, Southern Egypt.
The Australian Coptic Movement Association (ACM) would like to wish all Orthodox Christians a very happy and Holy Christmas and a blessed New Year.
30 December 2018 – The Australian Coptic Movement association organised protests in Sydney, Melbourne and Darwin. Our message was seen by millions in Sydney after Skywriters wrote our hashtag #Justice4Copts all over Sydney.
Protests are scheduled for Sydney, Melbourne and Darwin for 30 Dec 2018. We warn members of our community and the media to disregard any suspicious ‘cancellation’ notices and contact us on 0452124121 (Sydney) or 0407965999 (Melbourne) or email aucopticmovement@gmail.com for any questions.
The Australian Coptic Community and supporters will protest against the ongoing persecution of Egypt’s Copts following the heinous murder of two Coptic Christians by a policeman in Al Minya on 13 December 2018. The rallies will be non-rowdy events and family friendly. Please ensure that you completely ignore any cancellation rumours and suspicious text messages regarding these events. All information and updates will be available on our website and across our social media platforms on Facebook and Twitter. We strongly recommend following us on twitter @auscma. This post may be updated as we approach 3o December. We do not envisage any changes at all to our Sydney, Melbourne and Darwin events.
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.
The Australian Coptic Movement Association deplores the vile massacre that took place in the route of monastery of St Samuel near Minya gunmen opened fire on three buses.
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