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Flydubai Co-Pilot Who Attacked Pilot Held Sexist Views Online
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The Flydubai co-pilot who attacked his pilot on a flight bound for Tel Aviv had posted extensively sexist and misogynistic views online, according to the Financial Times. Hamam al-Hammami, 25, described women as "rotten meat" and advocated for violence against them. He also expressed a desire for an arranged marriage with specific demands for his future wife. The report also noted his past as a cryptocurrency speculator who claimed to have lost a significant sum in 2019.
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- Flydubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami posted sexist views online, calling women "rotten meat".
- His deleted social media posts revealed a blend of conservative Islam and "manosphere" rhetoric.
- Al-Hammami expressed a desire for an arranged marriage with strict criteria for a wife.
- The co-pilot's posts reportedly evoked violence against women.
- He also claimed to have lost over $300,000 in cryptocurrency speculation in 2019.
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