Observing a Young Man’s Response as an Elderly Saleswoman is Assaulted on the “Al-Nakhwa” Show

A video from the “Nakhwa” program on Saudi TV captured a man and a few citizens’ reaction to an attack on an elderly woman who was accused of exploitation. The video showed an old woman selling popcorn on a cart when a member of the program team made a problem with her and attacked her. The “actor” man went to purchase popcorn from the “saleswoman,” Laila Salman, and when he found out the price was 5 riyals, he accused her of exploitation and threw boxes of popcorn on the ground. A couple of citizens tried to distance him from the saleswoman, but he persisted in fabricating the problem, and a young man forcefully pushed him away from the saleswoman. Laila Salman, who played the saleswoman, wore a veil to conceal her identity. At the end of the episode, she revealed her identity to the young man who had intervened, and they shared a moment of laughter.

Al-Marsad Newspaper: A video clip from an episode of the “Nakhwa” program, broadcast today on Saudi TV, documented the reaction of a young man and a number of citizens towards a man who attacked an elderly woman and accused her of exploitation.

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The video showed an old woman selling “popcorn” on a cart in a public place, while another person from the program team made a problem with her and attacked her.

The video showed the “actor” man going to the seller, “actress Laila Salman” to buy popcorn from her, and when he asked her regarding the price, she told him that the price was 5 riyals, so he started making a problem with her, indicating that the popcorn was cold and deserved only two riyals, not 5 riyals.

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He accused the saleswoman of exploitation, and told her to take the money and return the rest to me, then he threw some boxes of popcorn on the ground, and a number of citizens gathered, and denounced the man’s actions, trying to distance him from the saleswoman, but the latter continued to fabricate the problem, saying that the woman sells ruined things and threatened to break the cart And when he tried to throw the popcorn boxes once more, the citizens quickly intervened, and a young man pushed him by force and pushed him away from the saleswoman.

identification Saleswoman

The surprise was that the saleswoman who participated in the program was the artist, Laila Salman, indicating that she was afraid that the audience would know her, so she wore the veil.

The young man, Yahya Al-Marei, who pushed the man forcefully, said that he was walking towards the café and found the man raising his voice at the woman, but he might not control his nerves and extended his hand to the man.

At the end of the episode, the artist, Laila Salman, presented a cake to the young man and told him that they were filming the “Nakhwa” program, and when I asked him whether she knew me or not, he told her, “What you need is our mother.” When she revealed the veil, the young man recognized her identity and laughed, saying, “Hello, by God.”

The incident captured in the “Nakhwa” program highlights the importance of standing up once morest acts of aggression and exploitation. While the video shows an elderly woman being mistreated, it also showcases the bravery of Yahya Al-Marei and other citizens who stood up to the aggressor. It is heartwarming to see the artist, Laila Salman, reward the young man for his bravery and reveal her identity to him. Let us all strive to be like Yahya Al-Marei, and speak up once morest wrongdoings in our society.