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LOS ANGELES: Egyptian football star Mohamed "Mo" Salah called for a change in the way women are treated in the Muslim world, in an interview published in Time magazine on Wednesday (April 17th).
The 26-year-old Liverpool striker was named one of the 100 most influential personalities of the American magazine, alongside other athletes such as Tiger Woods, LeBron James and Naomi Osaka.
Salah told Time that, although his attitudes towards gender equality had evolved over the years, he wanted more changes.
"I think we need to change the way we treat women in our culture," said Salah. "This is not optional."
He said the treatment of women "in my culture and in the Middle East" had changed on gender issues.
"I support the woman more than before, because I feel she deserves more than what we give her now, for now," Salah told the magazine.
Salah is an icon in Egypt after helping the country qualify for the 2018 World Cup, the first time since the final since 1990.
He was named African Footballer of the Year in 2017 and 2018 and was also named English Football 's Year Player in 2017-2018 after a dazzling season with Liverpool.
He told Time that he had learned to cope with the "little bit of pressure" tied to his high profile, while expressing his pride of being seen as a role model.
"Being the first Egyptian in this situation and no one has done it before … it's something different," he said, insisting that the big star n & # 39; He had not changed his way of life.
"I live my life normally," he said. "Most of the time, I stay at home, I do not like going out."
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