CANDACE LUKASIK, Martyrs and Migrants: Coptic Christians and the Persecution Politics of US Empire (New York: New York University Press, 2025)

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Coptic Christians, Coptic Orthodox, diaspora, religion

Aaron Michka, University of Notre Dame

Aaron Michka is an anthropologist who works on Christianity and religious pluralism in Egypt. He holds a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Michigan and is Assistant Professor at the Department of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame. His current book project, entitled "Transcendence Matters: Assembling Christianity in Egypt," examines the politics of material religion across different Christian communities in Egypt.

2026-05-12

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