was the Egyptair pilot praying?
Or did he just think he didnt have to listen to some stupid infidel? (was the ATC female? just wondering)
The ATC heard in the recording is in fact a woman.
The U.S. Air Force replaced male voice warnings with female ones when they found that the mostly young male fighter pilots responded more alertly to those voices. It is very possible that pilots from Arab and Islamic countries have the opposite reaction.