Case file · Apparition / miracle
Our Lady of Warraq
In the early hours of 11 December 2009, crowds in Warraq al-Hadar, Giza, said a light over a Coptic church took the form of the Virgin Mary.
2009 CE · 30.10, 31.22 · status: account
The account
The first witness was reportedly a Muslim neighbour at a coffee shop who saw a strong light. The Coptic community welcomed it as a mass apparition, like Zeitoun in 1968.
The sceptical view
Many people, including most Muslims present, saw only lights and flashes, not a figure; nobody has ruled out a light source or pranks.