A picture of Mohamed Salah and his family at Christmas raises controversy
The Egyptian star and Liverpool player, Mohamed Salah, sparked a wide wave of controversy and various reactions, after publishing a picture of him accompanied by his family in festive clothes in front of the Christmas tree.
This festive image turned into a major point of contention, and a debate between Mohamed Salah's fans, on social media platforms, where many expressed their dissatisfaction with these images, and indicated that it is inappropriate for a Muslim person such as Mohamed Salah to participate in religious celebrations of another religion.
On the other hand, a large section of the audience defended Salah’s behavior, expressed their admiration and encouragement for him, and pointed out that Salah’s behavior is a matter of high morals, especially that Christmas is a global festive occasion and not only a religious day;
Also, Salah's positive participation in the society in which he lives is part of his openness and acceptance of the other, not just religious participation.
They added that people of different religions and races wear Santa Claus hats in this period of the year, and participate in these regardless of their different religions and cultures.
Where they do it out of sharing with others their culture and not their religion.
It is noteworthy that it is not the first time that Salah participates in the occasion of Christmas, as he is keen annually to celebrate this occasion and publish pictures of him and his family as a greeting from him to his fans around the world.
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