This neighborhood in southern Cairo is the oldest part of the city, with twisting alleyways and ancient churches that are several centuries older than the ornate mosques of Islamic Cairo. According to ...

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State Assistant Professor Candace Lukasik has received the Alixa Naff Prize in Migration Studies for her debut book “Martyrs and Migrants: Coptic Christians and the ...

Berke (illustrator of Were I Not a Girl) demonstrates how to construct books and zines from scratch in this comprehensive but dizzying guide. Required tools include everyday items like scissors and ...

Bookbinding has found a place on BookTok as a crafting hobby where users rebind books that have already been published, especially BookTok favourites such as Sarah J Maas’ A Court of Thorns and Roses ...

The Coptic stitch bookbinding was first used in Egypt by the Copts in the 2nd Century AD. It has become popular again with hand bookmakers because of the beauty of it’s exposed spine as well as the ...

Two years ago, Suzanne Hathon took a class on how to bind books. It was fascinating for her, not just because she loves books, but also because of her job as Sterling Heights Library’s public services ...

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CAIRO — Far from Egypt’s busy capital, minority communities are struggling to preserve and protect their unique culture and languages from extinction. With a population of over 118 million, Egypt is ...

First comes a love of books. Great patience and skill is required to restore old books, but equally important is the belief that each one is a work of art. The women who run the Atelier Devauchelle in ...

Today, I join the Coptic Orthodox Christian community in observing Global Coptic Day—a celebration of the ancient heritage, rich culture, and reverent worship of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Tracing ...

While beheadings grab headlines, poverty and cultural friction push emigration to the West—where the welcome is not always what Copts expect. Persecution waned after Constantine declared Christianity ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State Assistant Professor Candace Lukasik has published her first book “Martyrs and Migrants: Coptic Christians and the Persecution Politics of U.S. Empire” (NYU Press).