Last Sunday, after Mohamed Salah scored his spectacular goal at Anfield during the 2-0 win against Chelsea, fans worldwide were perplexed and confused with the ‘yoga pose’ he did as celebration. Some fans saw it as a powerful response to the racist and Islamophobic remarks made against him, as a video of a group of Chelsea fans singing “Salah is a bomber” about Mohamed Salah was circulated online, sparking outrage. This was the second Islamophobic incident in the space of a few months, which came after another video that emerged in February of a West Ham fan directing abusive chants at Salah because of his religion. https://twitter.com/sworthino/status/1117480837359046657 https://twitter.com/BSmith/status/1117477450538262530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1117477450538262530&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportskeeda.com%2Ffootball%2Fsocial-media-goes-wild-after-mo-salah-s-yoga-celebration-against-chelsea https://twitter.com/castleofthekop/status/1117495531121541121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1117495531121541121&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportskeeda.com%2Ffootball%2Fsocial-media-goes-wild-after-mo-salah-s-yoga-celebration-against-chelsea The legend himself responded to the speculations, clarifying that it “simply came to his mind” as he practices yoga. “I am a yoga man! I do yoga and it just came into my mind,” Salah told Sky Sports. However, in light of recent events, it is important to also highlight the significance of Salah openly embracing other cultures outside of his own – that is, the Hindi and Buddhist philosophical traditions. Though he still does the prostration performed in Islamic prayer after he…
