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& ST. SHENOUDA COPTIC NEWSLETTER

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April, 2001

Volume 7(N.S. 4), No. 3

In This Issue: The Third St. Shenouda Coptic Conference (2) by Hany N. Takla ................................ 1 The Glorification of the Martyrs in the Coptic Church by Dr. Y. N. Youssef................ 2 The Christian Coptic Family by Maged Attia ................................................................. 7 Among the Copts - Book Review Response by Fr. John Watson ................................... 10 News by Hany N. Takla .................................................................................................. 11

The Third St. Shenouda Coptic Conference of Coptic Studies (July 27-28, 2001 - Los Angeles California) (2) (by Hany N. Takla)

individuals have been designated as members of the Organizing Committee: Dr. Nabil Elgabalawi (SSACS) Prof. Antonio Loprieno (DMELC-UCLA) Deacon Severus (Maged) S. A. Mikhail (SSACS)

Introduction: This year the Society is planning a two-day general conference on Coptic Studies. The conference is designed to further promote and encourage Coptic Studies among Copts and others in the United States. In the last bulletin of the IACS (No. 42), Prof. Stephen Emmel mentioned such Society-organized events as examples of the few events in Coptic Studies that occurs d ring the four-year span between the convening of the Coptic Congresses. Time and Location: This year the event is scheduled for Friday and Saturday July 27-28. The specific time schedule will be announced later. The place is tentatively set at UCLA Royce Hall Room 314.

Nardine Saad (CCC-UCLA) Saad Michael Saad (SSACS) Hany N. Takla (SSACS) Nefertiti M. Takla (CCC-UCLA)

Participants: So far the following scholars, researches, and students have expressed interest in participating: Prof. Boules Ayad Ayad (Colorado)

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter Organizing Committee: This conference will be a cooperative effort of the Collegiate Coptic Orthodox Christian Club of University of California, Los Angeles (CCC-UCLA), Mr. Emad Eskander (California) Mr. Joseph Fahim (California) Mr. Ashraf W. Hanna (California) Ms. Veronia Hanna (California) Prof. David Johnson (Washington DC) Mr. Maged S. Mikhail (California) Dr. Mark R. Moussa (Washington, DC)

Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures of UCLA (DMELC-UCLA), and other members of the Society (SSACS). The following

Dr. Rachad Shoucri (Canada) Ms. Nardine Saad (California) Dr. Saad Mikhail Saad (California)

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