Daily News Article - March 20, 2012
1. a) Who was Pope Shenouda III?
b) For how long did he lead the Church?
c) How did Egypt's Copts view Pope Shenouda?
2. a) What is the population of Egypt?
b) List Egypt's religious breakdown.
c) How many Copts are there in Egypt? (What percent of the population are Coptic Christians?)
3. a) When was Christianity brought to Egypt?
b) When and where was Islam established? - When was it brought to Egypt?
4. How did Pope Shenouda react to the killing of 27 Copts in Cairo last year? - What was he trying to do?
5. Why were some Copts critical of the Pope's response to Islamic violence against them?
6. Why have many Copts emigrated from Egypt to the U.S., Canada and Australia in recent years?