N. Stearns, Peter (2008). The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World. Oxford University Press. pp. 179. ISBN9780195176322. «Uniformly practiced by Jews, Muslims, and the members of Coptic, Ethiopian, and Eritrean Orthodox Churches, male circumcision remains prevalent in many regions of the world, particularly Africa, South and East Asia, Oceania, and Anglosphere countries.»
«Orthodox Christianity in the 21st Century». Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. 8 de noviembre de 2017. «Oriental Orthodoxy has separate self-governing jurisdictions in Ethiopia, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Armenia and Syria, and it accounts for roughly 20% of the worldwide Orthodox population.»