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752:. At least a few hundred Copts live in Chad where there are four Orthodox churchs (St. Athanasius of Alexandria Orthodox Church in N'Djamena, Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church in Fianga, St. Catherine Orthodox Community in Bongor Hanhan and St. Mark Orthodox Community in Goala). These orthodox churches are also attended by local Chadians as well as Greek, Lebanese Christian and Ethiopian expats. Copts in N'Djamena have a reputation for working as doctors. In recent years, Copts fleeing war in Sudan and Libya have increased the Coptic population in Chad. Orthodox churches can also be found in Central African Republic, Cameroon, Nigeria and other African countries but it's not clear what percentage of parishioners are ethnic Copts. 786: 411: 123: 203: 103: 183: 63: 37: 446: 263: 1660: 691: 223: 143: 243: 83: 163: 770:
According to one scholar: "Estimations of the actual number of Egyptian Copts (and their descendants) living abroad vary enormously, with those circulated by Coptic expatriate activists. The biggest Coptic community abroad, that of the United States, included up to 1,000,000 persons in the late 2010s
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reports: "There are conflicting estimates for the size of Egypt's Coptic population. As is often the case with minorities, official counts tend to underestimate their size, while the minority group inflates its own numbers." The BBC reported in 2004 that Copts make up between 5% and 10% of the
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In 1999, it was reported that there were "over eighty Coptic churches, two theological colleges, and a monastery in the United States in Canada; twenty-five churches, a theological college, three schools, and two monasteries in Australia, and thirty churches and two monasteries in Europe."
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in Egypt or among the Coptic population at large." On the other hand, the mainstream discourse adopted by Coptic historians presents a common Egyptian history binding together all Egyptians.
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rose to power, economic and social conditions deteriorated and many wealthier Egyptians, especially Copts, emigrated to Europe and the United States. Emigration increased following the
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and exclusionary", is adopted by some Copts living in the diaspora, such as Shawky Karas. However, she added that this discourse "doesn't have much currency, whether among the coptic
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Ten-thousand or more live in the UAE, and young, bearded priest Father Markos, 12 years in Dubai, told me his flock are 'more than happy – they enjoy their life, they are free.'
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According to Mariz Tadros, the discourse that refers to Copts as the original inhabitants of the land and others as having less claims to it, which she described as "
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reported that "Christians make up 4–15 percent of Egypt's population of a hundred million, though precise estimates of the number of Copts vary widely."
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Smith, Charles D. (2005). "The Egyptian Copts: Nationalism, Ethnicity, and Definition of Identity of a Religious Minority". In Shatzmiller, Maya (ed.).
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itself, and even less—roughly between 100,000 and 200,000—according to the scarce statistical evidence supplied by the Egyptian and U.S. governments."
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reported a 2012 estimate that the Christian community in Egypt (including both Copts and non-Copts) is about 10%. A 2005 report by the
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Minority Rights Group International, World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples – Sudan : Copts, 2008, available at:
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Outside of the traditional Coptic areas in Egypt, Sudan and Libya, the largest Coptic diaspora populations are
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Smaller communities (under 10,000 people) exist in Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy.
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and other religious groups began assisting Coptic immigration. Emigration of Egyptian Copts increased under
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countries of Zambia, Kenya, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe, Namibia, and South Africa.
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Copts at the Crossroads: The Challenges of Building Inclusive Democracy in Contemporary Egypt
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Many Copts are university graduates in the professions, such as medicine and engineering.
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The African Christian Diaspora: New Currents and Emerging Trends in World Christianity
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has sharply increased since the 1960s. The largest Coptic diaspora populations are
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who live outside of their primary area of residence within parts of present-day
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Independent estimates of the size of the Egyptian Coptic population vary. The
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Le religioni in Italia. La Chiesa Copta (Religions in Italy. Coptic Church
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according to Coptic advocacy groups, but only 300,000 according to the
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Seteney Shami, "'Aqualliyya/Minority in Modern Egyptian Discourse" in
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Additionally another 5,000–10,000 Copts are directly under the
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The Coptic diaspora began primarily in the 1950s as result of
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Juan E. Campo & John Iskander, "The Coptic Community" in
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make up about half a million or 1.5% of Sudanese population.
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In 2009 one scholar placed the total Coptic population of
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Coptic Orthodox college at Frankston, Victoria, Australia.
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Nationalism and Minority Identities in Islamic Societies
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