Abdullah tells why he likes living in the UK despite fears experienced during riots and after saving teenager and her mother
Far-right riots had spread across the country, with mosques being attacked and hotels housing asylum seekers set alight. After a horrific knife attack on children in Southport, disinformation spread quickly on social media falsely claiming the perpetrator was a Muslim seeking asylum in the UK.
Abdullah, who was guarding the nearby TWG tea shop, tackled a 32-year-old man who has since been charged with attempted murder. After the arrest, TV crews interviewed Abdullah about the scenes that had unfolded before him, and in which he had bravely intervened. Yet, when far-right violence spread across cities in England, Northern Ireland and Wales earlier this month, in the worst disorderin the UK in more than a decade, Abdullah was left concerned for his and his community’s safety and security.
Abdullah had never heard of Robinson until he was targeted by the founder of the now-defunct English Defence League on X after the Leicester Square attack. “They’re saying: ‘Well done Abdullah, hero of Leicester Square’,” he said. “All of my relatives, friends are going to my home and meeting my parents, my siblings. It’s just like Eid, people are coming there and celebrating like: ‘Your son has made our whole country proud’.”
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