Yasmin El-Khatib announced the postponement of her episode with Sheikh Abdullah Rushdi in response to the viewers’ request, due to the Egypt vs. Uzbekistan match.
Media personality Yasmin El-Khatib announced the postponement of her episode with preacher Abdullah Rushdi on the show "Evening of Yasmin" on Al Shams channel, after she had previously announced his guesting as a right to respond to the controversial statements made by blogger Amina Hegazi, which stirred widespread controversy in recent days.
El-Khatib confirmed, through a post on her official Facebook account, that the decision to postpone came at the request of a large number of viewers, who wished to delay the episode to follow the Egypt vs. Uzbekistan match, which is broadcast at the same scheduled time.
Blogger Amina Hegazi's statements about her previous marriage to Sheikh Abdullah Rushdi caused a major stir, after she spoke about her psychological suffering during that period, emphasizing that it was a phase which requires a long time to overcome, and noting that Rushdi's silence towards the abuses she faced was what hurt her the most, especially with a daughter involved.
The episode featuring Amina Hegazi in the program «Evening of Yasmin» faced a wave of criticism, which led Yasmin El-Khatib to later apologize, confirming that the full picture wasn’t presented, and that hosting Abdullah Rushdi was meant to allow his right of response and to showcase his perspective after the escalation of controversy around him and his trending on search engines in recent days.
