Project status
Past
Lead organisation
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex
Partners
Coptic Culture Centre (CCC), Coptic Association for Social Care in Minya (CASC), and University of Sussex (Digital / Sussex Humanities Lab)
Grant award
£555,759
Project summary
Copts are the largest religious minority in the Middle East, and the largest Christian community in the region. Violence and discrimination against the Coptic communities has intensified in recent years, with targeted attacks and destruction of their heritage.
This project created an archive of contemporary Coptic intangible cultural heritage including stories, legends, social practices and oral histories, whilst building local communities' capacity for long term heritage preservation.
