Egyptian president attends Coptic Christmas Eve mass in Cairo
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/07/egypt-president-sisi-coptic-christmas-mass-cairo
And I can tell you that the opportunities for growth in the Chrisitan community in Syria is very large.
I was involved in building common friendships before, during and after the Removal of Morsi in Eypgt. And when they outlawed and jailed the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorists there.
I still value those friendships, some of those are now Christians.
I sincerely hope your vision wins out over mine.