This editorial is a response to a previous article by Al-Wafd Editor-in-Chief Said Abdel Khaliq published in the March 30 edition of the Wafd Weekly. The original article makes reference to a minority of Copts living in the United States who ran advertisements in opposition to the Egyptian president during his U.S. visit and also asks why some Copts have remained silent. Mena Sidarus Tadras responds as an Egyptian Christian Wafdist. He asserts that "we are not silent," but rather, have sharply criticized the advertisements and extremism in general. This stance does not stem from a Christian identity, but rather from an Egyptian identity and nationalism. He is saddened by the lack of remembrance and commemoration in the broadcasted media for Copts who fought and died along side Muslims in the national struggle for independence.