Although predominantly Muslim, Egypt is home to the largest Christian community in the Arab world—the Copts. Coptic Christianity, tracing its origins back to the Apostle Mark, makes up roughly 10% of Egypt's population. In recent years, following extreme political and economic instability since the 2011 revolution, the rise of turmoil combined with a deeply rooted social intolerance and discrimination against non-Muslims has remained a serious problem. A growing radicalization within the Egyptian Muslim community has also led to severe crimes such as blackmail and kidnapping of Christians, encouraged by a climate of impunity. This insightful film considers the deep historical roots of Coptic Christianity in Egypt and opens the crucial question as to its survival and future.


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