Al-Ittihad requested that Guy be investigated for refusing to play against Montpellier in the French League, where his teammates wore rainbow-colored shirts to denounce homophobia.
Although Gaye did not make his position public, the French press criticized him and demanded punishment.
Al-Azhar said in a statement posted on its official Facebook page that “it rejects attempts to abuse sports and artistic competitions to promote certain programs and normalize homosexuality, which is contrary to nature. that is human nature. ”
The statement added: “Based on the awareness of the seriousness of such measures, the Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism supports the position of the Senegalese player called by the Ethics Committee of the French Federation”, emphasizing the insistence of player or any person who takes a certain position contrary to his desire, beliefs and teachings of his religion, is opposed to the publication of human rights and values of freedom upheld by European societies.
The Council of Ethics of the French Federation has asked Gay to clarify his position by wearing a shirt and posting his photo on social media, or announcing his refusal to participate in exposing homophobia, which is associated with punishment. .
Source: Al-Akhbar
