Are they in Cairo practice, or just a den of Thebes?
FWIW I have had acquaintance with some Egyptians over the years (mostly Copts), have found them to be generally saner than others in the Mideast.
The Egyptians I have exchanges with became my friend as consequence of my habit of following news about people who seek to be free in really bad parts of the world.
I was following events in Egypt before the stolen Egyptian Election that brought Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood to power. I worked with several there and a blogger who were very informed about the reality on the ground.
Obama helped finance Morsi and Hillary and Ambassador Patterson threw Egypt to the Islamist wolves.
A year later the Egyptians rebelled with millions in the streets demonstarating. Morsi ordered then General Sisi to fire on the civilian Egyptians. He refused and arrested Morsi and many of the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist leaders.
Obama did everything in his power to put Morsi back in power. Nobody was buying that. He suspended aid to Egypt and threatened a lot of other things. Sisi held his ground and Saudi Arabia and others helped them stabilize the country.
Those people I worked with then are still very good friends today.