Participants of "The first international symposium of Egyptian Copts: A minority under siege.” addressed the symposium on one of three levels. The first expressed wrath at the deterioration in the state of affairs of the Copts throughout the past half – century. On the second level, participants candidly and honorably acknowledged the flows and shortcomings of the present system, but went beyond that to suggest a vision of correction and change. The third level of the addresses to the symposium constituted studies and papers presented to the symposium by the attending foreigners and a few Egyptian and Arab participants.