'I think we need to change the way we treat women in our cultur­e'LOS ANGELES: Egyptian football star Mohamed ‘Mo’ Salah has called for change in the way women are treated in the Muslim world, in an interview with Time magazine published Wednesday. Salah told Time that while his attitudes towards gender equality had evolved over the years, he wanted to see more change. ‘Better human than a footballer’: Mo Salah makes it to Time’s 100 most influential people of 2019“I think we need to change the way we treat women in our culture,” Salah was quoted as saying. “It’s not optional.”He said the treatment of women “in my culture and in the Middle East” had changed his opinions on gender issues. “I support the woman more than I did before, because I feel like she deserves more than what they give her now, at the moment,” Salah told the magazine.

Source: The Express Tribune April 18, 2019 05:03 UTC