UCLA-St. Shenouda Conference

Hany N. Takla

The first UCLA-St. Shenouda Conference was organized back in 1999. It is the longest annual conference of Coptic Studies outside of Egypt. The conference this year consists of papers related to the wider field of Coptic Studies featuring presenters from US, Canada, Australia, and the Czech Republic. The subject matter covers all aspects of the Egyptian(Coptic) Christian Civilization, including Art, History, Language, and Literature(Coptic and Christian Arabic).