Tens of thousands of Egyptian Christians are leaving the country in the wake of the Egyptian revolution and subsequent Islamist takeover of politics.

Most of families are trying to go to America, Canada and Australia after the victory of the Muslim Brotherhood in parliamentary and presidential elections.

Coptic Churches in the United States are trying to accommodate wave of Christian influx from Egypt, who staying in that country by applying for asylum or seeking employment visas.

President Mohammed Morsi has promised to respect Christians' rights, and issued a New Year message insisting Egypt was "one homeland for all". But several Brotherhood leaders and clerics issued thinly veiled threats against them during protests in late 2012, accusing them of being part of a plot to overthrow the government.

For most Egyptian Christians flight is not an option, and many say the fear of Islamist takeover is worse than the reality so far. Most Christians are as poor as other Egyptians, currently afflicted by an economic as well as political crisis.

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