Before I temporarily quit discussing die question of the exclusion of Copts from leading posts, I would like to quote a profound letter written by Mr. Nabil Adly—a colleague at Watani. He writes: ‘The exclusion of Copts from leading posts is an issue which concerns all of us. However, other countries have faced the same issue and have managed to deal with it successfully Allow me to take you through a mental journey to India, this remarkable nation which cradled one of humanity’s greatest civilizations, and which—despite its heavy burden of some billion plus inhabitants today—has taken unprecedented steps, or rather leaps towards progress.