Egyptian football sensation Mohamed ‘Mo’ Salah tweeted “shunning is not the answer” less than a day after footballer Amr Warda was dismissed from the national football team following claims of sexual harassment. Talking to Twitter after Egypt secured a 2-0 victory against DR Congo at the African Cup of Nations (AFCON), Salah stressed that women must be treated with the utmost respect and that “no means no”. “Women must be treated with the utmost respect. “No” means “no”. Those things are and must remain sacred,” said Salah in a tweet, before adding that he believes those who make mistakes can change. “I also believe that many who make mistakes can change for the better and shouldn’t be sent straight to the guillotine, which is the easiest way out.” In a separate tweet, Salah, who scored his first goal at AFCON earlier in the day, said simply shunning those who make mistakes is not a solution. “We need to believe in second chances… we need to guide and educate. Shunning is not the answer,” tweeted Salah. Though he did not name Warda in his tweets, social media users have assumed the…
“Shunning is Not the Answer”: Mo Salah Reacts to Amr Warda’s Expulsion
June 27, 2019
