Celebrity ExposureTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 1623, Segment 3
Jun 17, 2021 • 14m
Egyptian soccer player Mohamed Salah is a devout Muslim and kneels in prayer after he scores. His popularity has corresponded with a decline in anti-Muslim incidents in his city where he plays professional soccer and on social media. Why? Political scientist Salma Mousa studies social cohesion and co-published a study on the “Mo Salah” effect. Mousa is a post-doctoral fellow at Stanford and will join Yale’s faculty in the fall. (Clive Mason/Pool via AP)
