FlyDubai Co-Pilot’s X Posts Revealed Extensive Misogynistic ‘Manosphere’ Rhetoric

Hamam al Hamami, the FlyDubai co-pilot accused of attempting to crash a flight into Israel last month, maintained a prolific social media presence characterized by severe misogyny and extremist rhetoric, according to new findings. CBS News reports that an investigation by the Financial Times identified approximately 3,000 posts on an X account that have since been removed.

The posts, written primarily in Arabic between November 2021 and late October 2022, drew heavily from the “manosphere”—a network of online influencers and communities known for promoting anti-feminist and misogynistic views. Al Hamami’s writings included derogatory characterizations of women, with one post referring to them as “rotten meat.” He also utilized terms such as “simp” to describe men who seek female approval, suggesting that the only woman worthy of such deference was his mother.

“The only woman whose feet I would kiss is my mother,” al Hamami wrote in one archived post. “As for the ‘simp,’ he has no dignity; he licks the feet of any woman — worthy or unworthy — just in hopes of getting close to one of them.”

His posts also blended manosphere rhetoric with extremist interpretations of Islam. In January 2022, he expressed frustration with Muslim dating websites, concluding after a failed search for a young, religious Saudi bride that most women were primarily interested in money and skilled at pretense. Some posts contained even more aggressive language, including assertions that a woman’s sole obligation was sexual compliance and that women seeking divorce deserved physical punishment.

This digital history emerges alongside an ongoing investigation into the September 27 incident, where al Hamami allegedly attacked the captain with a cockpit emergency ax as the plane approached Israel. Passengers and crew subdued him, and an off-duty flight crew executed an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Israeli officials have described the act as a potential lone-wolf terrorist attack, though President Trump previously suggested potential links to Iran.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that intelligence gathered during questioning indicated al Hamami underwent “Islamist radical indoctrination.” Netanyahu noted that the co-pilot appeared suicidal, shouting “Kill me, kill me!” after being restrained.

Sources familiar with the case told CBS News that al Hamami’s radicalization was previously flagged during his time at Oman Air. After government surveillance identified him visiting extremist websites, he was transferred from flight training to an office position. He resigned around 2024 and subsequently moved to Dubai, where FlyDubai hired him without consulting the Omani government.

Al Hamami, an Omani national, is currently detained in the United Arab Emirates, where he is being interrogated by both Israeli and UAE authorities. The X account in question has been deleted, but archived versions of some posts remain accessible online.