Message from Mohamed Ramadan to Farouk Falawkas: “I did not gloat over your son”

Al-Taj News – In an attempt to contain the widespread controversy sparked by his recent statements regarding artist Ahmed Falawkas, artist Mohamed Ramadan addressed a public message to veteran artist Farouk Falawkas, emphasizing that there were no intentions to offend or belittle his son.

Ramadan wrote on his official Facebook page: “My message to artist Farouk Falawkas: By God, I did not intend to belittle your son Ahmed Falawkas. My intention was to remind the artistic community that we have a talented star who was going through a crisis, and it was our duty to support him artistically and fraternally.”

He added, clarifying his stance: “I never think it possible for anyone to understand that I am gloating over a brother who had a crisis and overcame it; because none of us is infallible, even our master Joseph, peace be upon him, was imprisoned, as was President Sadat and others.”

He concluded his message by saying: “Just as prison has criminals inside, it also contains people whose mistakes were unintentional.. In general, I apologize for the misunderstanding.”

These clarifications come following a previous post by Ramadan that a wide segment of the audience and artists considered offensive to Ahmed Falawkas, in which he wrote congratulating him on his engagement and his release from the crisis, saying to him: “My message to Egyptian star Ahmed Falawkas.. Expiation of sins, and prison is for the brave.. A thousand congratulations on the engagement and may God complete it well.. And grant you success and peace of mind.” He continued, recalling their artistic beginnings: “I miss our work together since the days we were students, my friend.”

He concluded his controversial post by inviting him to participate in his upcoming work, saying: “I am honored to invite you as a guest of honor in the Ashmawi series, Ramadan 2027.. Your presence is an addition to any project.”