Mohamed Ramadan is an Egyptian actor, fashion icon, but most importantly, he’s an Ostoora. His posts on Facebook usually get a lot of people talking. Only yesterday, he posted a picture of him carrying the heads of two decapitated cows with the caption: “The two cows that are closest to my heart. Happy Eid, everyone.”
Of course, most Egyptians and Arabs showered him with nice comments and wished him a happy Eid back. I, for one, didn’t think anything when I saw Ramadan’s post. Being Egyptian comes with the superpower of being used to the sight of blood and animals being slaughtered. But I stopped for a second and wondered what would a foreigner think of this picture if they saw it. Yes, a khawaga. I’ve asked a few foreigners about what they thought when they saw this picture and here’s what they said.
“I’m a khawaga, haha, but I’m also Muslim. Me and my family participate in this ritual but we never take pictures of it.” – Adam
“How has Facebook not taken down this picture already?” – Mel
“I read an article on your site the other day about whether kids should be exposed to this sort of thing. Absolutely not.” – Henry
“Does this get you closer to God?” – Rachel
“Even Donald Trump wouldn’t do this…” – Nelly
“I got invited by my Egyptian friend on the first day of Eid to witness a cow being slaughtered. They gave it a clean death. I respected the whole thing, but I’m not sure I would attend another one of these events. Saying it was too much for me is an understatement.” – Hannah
“This is just too barbaric.” – Mark
“I usually don’t leave my house during Eid in Cairo to avoid seeing this sort of thing.” – Tala
WE SAID THIS: Let us know, whether you’re a foreigner, Egyptian or Arab, what you thought of this picture.
