Coptic Egypt - 2000 Years of Christianity

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The Copts, the native Christian community of Egypt, have a culture, a language and a church with ancient roots.
Having survived Roman persecution and Byzantine rule, they have co-existed with Islam for fourteen centuries.
This program visits two of the oldest desert monasteries in Egypt to observe religious practices and a way of life that have changed remarkably little since the beginnings of Coptic Christianity.
It also explores the religion`s iconography and the art, artifacts and textiles it has inspired.