Mohamed Salah or the Aesthetics of Ordinary Middle East Masculinities

Abstract

On October 6 2020 The Sun reported an event where Mohamed Salah, the celebrated soccer player of the Liverpool FC and the Egyptian national team, had protected David Craig, a 50-year-old homeless man, from people harassing him at a petrol station. According to Mr. Craig, Salah first scolded the attackers and then gave him £100. Craig later declared: “Mo is a real-life hero in my eyes and I want to thank him,” hence the article’s title: “Have-a-Mo Hero.”