A livestream showing German streamer Benjamool being pelted with rocks while walking through Cairo has gone viral online, particularly on platforms like Reddit, with numerous commenters posting derogatory and racist remarks about Egypt and Egyptians as a whole. The incident was shared on Reddit’s r/LivestreamFail, yet what followed was a barrage of racist and xenophobic comments portraying Egyptians as violent, uncivilized, and inherently hostile toward foreigners. Users described Egypt in derogatory terms, attacked Egyptians collectively, and suggested that the behavior in the video represented the country and its people. Some comments went far beyond criticism of the individuals involved, using openly racist and dehumanizing language. “Egypt is the worst country I’ve ever visited. They are only interested in taking your money,” one user commented. Another alleged that “every Egyptian I’ve ever worked with was unprofessional.” The Egyptian Ministry of Interior has now responded to the incident. Security authorities identified the foreign content creator shown in the circulated video. The streamer told authorities that he encountered a group of children while walking, played football with them, and that some of the children subsequently threw stones at him “for fun and…
