Egyptians are unfortunately very nasty people. & each time I visit, the people seem to grow more fanatic. Friends that were relatively normal on the trip before were trying to convert me to Islam by my next visit.
Syria is the best place for Christians. Unless the Alawi regime falls.
One of the fellows at the parish is marrying a Coptic girl in August, here. She’s coming over all alone to marry him and they will be living here. I’ve never met her but she’s both excited at the prospect of living here and not suffering for her Faith and fearing homesickness. The fellow says that its getting almost unbearable over there for the Copts.
“Syria is the best place for Christians. Unless the Alawi regime falls.”
Orthodox and other Eastern Christians are treated equally in Syria. There are no restrictions on worship and Christians have the same limited rights that Mohammedans have there. You are right however that if the Alawite regime collapses, the Sunnis will take over most likely and that will be very bad. Its possible the Shia could take over and traditionally that would have been OK but not anymore, at least not since the past 25 years or so.