By: Rowaida Mahmoud
Social media users spoke this week about criticism levelled against Egyptian footballer Mo Salah; an earthquake in China and Fast& Furious actor Tyrese Gibson visiting Egypt.
Wave of criticism against Mo Salah
A wave of criticism targeted Mo Salah on social media after Liverpool FC posted photos of the team celebrating Christmas with children in a hospital.
The photos were accompanied by the caption; ” We made our annual Christmas visit to @deHey Children’s Hospital on Monday afternoon to spread a little festive cheer.”
Social media users widely criticised Mo as he celebrated while Palestine is being attacked by Israeli outrageous deeds.
Alongside Salah, there were Virgil van Dijk, Alisson and Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Tyrese Gibson pays visit to Pyramids
Egyptian actor Mohamed Karim posted some photos in the accompany with Fast & Furious actor Tyrese Gibson in front of the Pyramids and inside them.
In an exclusive video to the youm7, Tyrese Gibson said, ” finally, I arrived in Egypt. I want to go everywhere in Egypt, meet all Egyptians and learn about Egypt’s history”.
It is scheduled that Mohamed Karim will accompany Tyrese Gibson to several tourist destinations.
Hashtags “save Sudan, talk about Sudan, keep eye on Sudan” widespread on social media
Social media users widely shared the hashtags “ save Sudan,” “ talk about Sudan” and “ keep eye on Sudan” to shed light on the assaults carried out by the Rapid Support Forces ( RSF) against civilians, especially after entering Wad Madani, which is the second largest country in Sudan.
By using these hashtags, Sudanese social media users posted clips of abuses the (RSF) carries out, such as breaking into houses, destruction of property and grabbing money.
They said that the world is preoccupied with what’s going on in Gaza, and the RSF carries out the most awful abuses in Sudan .
Social media users also posted videos, showing the displacement of the people of Wad Madani, commenting, “these scenes aren’t in Gaza but in Wad Madani”.
A Sudanese doctor posted on X, “ the health organisation is fully collapsed after the disaster of Wad Madani, which was a refuge for the injured, adding that the militia destroys health buildings in all cities, loots medical equipment and kills and kidnaps doctors as well as the health staff…. Since the war started, more than 20 heart centres were shutdown, destroyed and looted. He concluded his tweet with the hashtag “ Save Sudan”.
Some celebrities reacted with the hashtags, saying,” Sudanese people live tragic moments that one’s mind can’t believe; Sudanese are buried alive in the west of Sudan, there are also destruction, displacement and raping. They added that the status in Sudan resembles what’s happening in Gaza and Syria.”
Earthquake strikes China
A magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck one of China’s poorest regions just before midnight on Monday, killing at least 127 people, injuring hundreds and bringing down mud houses in remote villages, according to Reuters.
Chinese state media arriving at the sixth commune of Dahe village, one of the worst-hit areas in China’s northwestern Gansu province, found many houses were either at risk of collapse, or had already crumbled to the ground, especially homes built from earth and clay.
“I’ve lived for more than 80 years and had never seen such a big earthquake,” said an old man who was being carried out of his damaged home by rescuers.
Arabic language Day
Under the theme of “Arabic is the language of poetry and art”, world marked the Arabic World Day on December 18.
The date coincides with the day in which the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted Arabic as the sixth official language of the Organisation in 1973.
The Arabic language is considered one of the cultural diversity of humanity. It’s also one of the most widespread languages in the world; more than 400 million people speak Arabic daily.
The Arabic speakers distribute among the Arab region and other neighbouring regions, such as Türkiye , Chad and Eritrea. The Arabic language is very crucial for Muslims as it is the language of the holy Quran.
The Arabic language is also a major ritual language for several churches; a lot of crucial Jewish religious and intellectual works were written in Arabic in the Middle Ages.
Marvel Studios fired Jonathan Majors following assault conviction
Marvel Studios fired Jonathan Majors after being guilty of harassment and domestic violence.
Jonathan Majors was convicted after the police found his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari fainted in their home with obvious injuries, including bruises on her body, a cut behind her ear and fractured finger
Jonathan appeared in a video, TMZ posted, pushing Grace Jabbari into a SUV and running away, and she started chasing him.
Another clip screened Grace receiving medical treatment inside Jonathan’s house.
The US Army also dropped the Creed III star from a major advertising campaign once the news broke.
The incident took place when Ms Jabbari saw a text message from another woman on Majors’ phone, which said: “Wish I was kissing you right now.”
In an effort to get his phone back, the film star grabbed his then-girlfriend, twisted her arm behind her back and hit her in the head, Ms Jabbari testified.
Algeria’s MC El Bayadh has bus crash, killing goalkeeper, assistant coach
MC El Bayadh had a terrible bus crash on Wednesday while it was on its way to face JS Kabylie in the 11th round of the Algerian Ligue 1.
The Algerian state news agency said the accident killed El Bayadh goalkeeper Zakaria Bouziani, 27, and assistant coach Khalid Muftah.
The CAF mourned the victims of the accident in its account on X, “CAF is saddened by the news of the passing of members of Algeria League 1 side, Mouloudia Club El Bayadh who passed on while on their way to honour a league fixture. CAF Conveys hearfelt condolences to the the Families and Algerian Football.”
The national football federation decided to postpone all games scheduled for this week across all divisions.
“In the wake of the painful tragedy that befell Algerian football … the Algerian Football Federation decided to suspend all football activities scheduled for the end of this week across the entire country,” the federation said in a statement.
“The Federation also decided to postpone the draw ceremony for the 32nd and 16th rounds of the Algerian Cup to a later date.”
