Just what I was going to say. Hawass took good care of Egypt’s antiquities, and if the Muslim Brotherhood had remained in power they eventually would have destroyed it.
The only reason those antiquities survived was that they were under the sand during the time that the Muslim conquerors ruled Egypt.
I agree — whatever Hawass’ numerous failings are, any activities of his suggestive of corruption still leave him looking like Mother Teresa compared with gubmint officials in Egypt or anywhere else in the Arab or Moslem world.