Like our fathers, we are very attached to our land. People from many countries traveled to trade when the Egyptians preferred to stay and plant their land. I was born in Assiut in Upper Egypt, a city that boasts Pharaonic origins. My family didn’t like traveling and especially immigrations. They almost held my funeral when I decided to immigrate.
Over the years, I couldn’t forget about my home land where my heart stayed. The decision to immigrate was not easy at all, but such decision comes with a divine plan in my life.
I do not think that many Copts have emigrated from Egypt for fun, but most of them had to with the persecution they faced in education and work. Copts excel, but they have very limited opportunities in diplomatic jobs, universities, and national security agency. A large number of Copts decided to immigrate to Canada, Australia and the United States when they had the chance in order to avoid persecution or to grant their children better opportunities for life and education.
Immigration usually starts by signing few papers that may turn later into selling personal items and buying tickets.
The Copts were very successful in the Diaspora and overcame many challenges including the language and culture shock. They were classified by an American institution as one of the most successful American minorities.
There are more than one million Coptic migrants in America, but they never forgot about their homeland. They still have the same language and food of their mother country.
Millions of Copts in the Diaspora have pain for their home country, and are sorry for those who are still suffering. They refuse injustice and denounce it knowing that Egypt should get rid of it as soon as possible. However, they supported the revolution of June 30 and voted for President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. Indeed, we love our country and we are proud for being Egyptians.
