Copts feel the discrimination in schools, especially in the poorer neighborhoods of Cairo and small villages of upper Egypt, where Islamist teachers sometimes distort and insult the Christian faith. Only the Muslim faith, not Christianity, is taught in mandatory religion classes in public schools. As their presence dwindles, Copts are being marginalized politically and economically. Of the 26 governors appointed by President Hosni Mubarak, none is a Copt. None of the presidents or deans at Egypt's universities is a Copt.
Opportunities are limited.