FEATURES THE COPTS OF THE NILE


> THE COPTS OF THE NILE
Photographs and text by NABIL BOUTROS / TAÏGA (160_50060)
The religious history, incredibly rich in Egypt, has combined throughout the centuries different cultures and beliefs. It is in a melting pot that the Christendom of the Copts has inherited throughout time a Pharaohnic as well as a Hellenistic, Byzantine and Arab influence. They live to the rhythm of their faith, with absolute fervour.  Once a majority, the Copts of the Nile have endured suffering, and today exist as a minority in an Islamic community. A discovery of a parallel world, at the same time magnificent, complex and delicate in a historical and religious context.

160_50060_01

160_50060_02

160_50060_03

160_50060_04
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_01.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_02.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_03.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_04.jpg

160_50060_05

160_50060_06

160_50060_07

160_50060_08
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_05.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_06.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_07.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_08.jpg

160_50060_09

160_50060_10

160_50060_11

160_50060_12
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_09.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_10.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_11.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_12.jpg

160_50060_13

160_50060_14

160_50060_15

160_50060_16
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_13.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_14.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_15.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_16.jpg

160_50060_17

160_50060_18

160_50060_19

160_50060_20
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_17.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_18.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_19.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_20.jpg

160_50060_21

160_50060_22

160_50060_23

160_50060_24
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_21.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_22.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_23.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_24.jpg

160_50060_25

160_50060_26

160_50060_27

160_50060_28
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_25.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_26.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_27.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_28.jpg

160_50060_29

160_50060_30

160_50060_31

160_50060_32
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_29.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_30.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_31.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_32.jpg

160_50060_33

160_50060_34

160_50060_35

160_50060_36
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_33.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_34.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_35.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_36.jpg

160_50060_37

160_50060_38

160_50060_39

160_50060_40
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_37.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_38.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_39.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_40.jpg

160_50060_41

160_50060_42

160_50060_43

160_50060_44
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_41.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_42.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_43.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_44.jpg

160_50060_45

160_50060_46

160_50060_47

160_50060_48
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_45.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_46.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_47.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_48.jpg

160_50060_49

160_50060_50

160_50060_51

160_50060_52
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_49.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_50.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_51.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_52.jpg

160_50060_53

160_50060_54

160_50060_55

160_50060_56
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_53.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_54.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_55.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_56.jpg

160_50060_57

160_50060_58

160_50060_59

160_50060_60
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_57.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_58.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_59.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_60.jpg

160_50060_61

160_50060_62

160_50060_63

160_50060_64
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_61.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_62.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_63.jpg
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_64.jpg

160_50060_65
COPTS OF THE NILE
160_50060_65.jpg

Back to features summary


 All images on this site are copyrighted by "Taïga Presse Images" and its represented photographers and may not be used in any form, even on the Internet, without a written licensing agreement. Unauthorized usage is a violation of the International Copyright Law and will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
TAïGA - 29, rue Ganneron- 75018 Paris- France
Tel: +33 (0) 1 55 30 05 00- Fax: +33 (0) 1 55 30 04 00- E-mail: info@taiga-press.com