Australian Coptic Movement (ACM)

The ACM endorses this event and will be actively participating. We encourage all to attend and for Australian-Egyptians in Sydney to bring along Australian & Egyptian flags and crosses. We will keep you updated. In response to the purging of Iraqi Christians from Mosul, namely the Assyrians,

Fr Shenouda Mansour was only recently appointed as General Secretary of NSW Ecumenical Council and he has been very busy advocating for the Christians in Iraq during the crisis in Iraq.

The Australian Coptic Movement (ACM) condemns in the strongest terms the senseless acts of terror committed against defenceless Christians and other vulnerable ethnic and religious groups by members of the extremist organisation ‘Islamic State ‘ (IS) also known as ISIS or ISIL.

Suzy Hanna writes on her obsessions and the sinister obsession of others in the Middle East who are carrying out horrific crimes. Suzy opines that the ultimate responsibility regarding the crimes committed by ISIS lies with the West.

Andrew lives in regional Australia and grapples with the various identity issues faced by many young Copts especially those born outside Egypt. One of the issues that I constantly struggle and grapple with is this: what does it mean to be a Copt?

Photo: A young girl mourns the death of her father, a Coptic Priest named Fr Mina who has gunned down by Islamists in broad day light in the town of Al-Arish, Sinai region a year ago. Till today we have not heard of anyone being held accountable for his murder.

It is estimated that about 80% of all religious persecution in the world is against Christians, Christians mainly in predominantly Muslim countries in the Middle East, Africa, the Indian sub-continent and Asia including SE Asia which is our neighbour

Hamas leaders have rejected an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire proposal. Australia’s Foreign Minister released this statement today. Media release 17 July 2014

ACM appreciates the continual and invaluable support of organisations who believe in what we stand for such as JC Holidays, JC Holidays is a brand new travel wholesaler and they have just launched their inaugural guide of independent and packaged holiday options in the Gulf States.