Sharing of food and concerns about extremism helps dial down tension outside mosque after Southport deaths
It was to be one of the first major demonstrations by the far right this weekend and fears were high of a violent outburst posing a danger to communities.
The violence was triggered by the fatal stabbing of three girls in the town, Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, while attending a Taylor Swift-inspired dance class on Monday. Despite official information to the contrary, many rioters chose to believe lies spread on social media that the 17-year-old alleged perpetrator was an undocumented immigrant.
“Liverpool is a place that comes together as a community,” she said. “We’re a very socialist city and we have no room for any sort of unreasoned bias where we’re singling out one ethnic group over another at the end of the day.”“What is the definition of right wing?” asked Lee, originally from London who had come because of concerns about immigration. “Doctors, nurses, teachers, we need to embrace them, we need them, chefs, let them come in.
Qari Asim, the chair of the Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board and an imam at Makkah Mosque in Leeds, said Muslims were “deeply worried and anxious” about the nature of the planned demonstrations.
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