A photograph showing a smiling young woman at an incensed English Defenseman demonstrator was widely shared as a symbol of the Birmingham challenge facing the far right.
The image, which was shared several times on social networks, was taken during a demonstration by the far right group in downtown Birmingham on Saturday. It shows a demonstrator EDL Ian Crossland who looks into the eyes of the young woman, who looks at him relentlessly. A police officer seems to restrict Crossland.
The woman represented was identified as Saffiyah Khan, a native of Birmingham. His family has links with Bosnia and Pakistan. She said the photo was taken when she intervened to defend a woman wearing a hijab, who had been surrounded by a group of demonstrators after she called them racists.
"She was a little woman," Khan said. "When I realized that nothing was being done [by the police] and that she was surrounded by 360, that's when I came in." She described the man who confronted her as "an angry man with a little rant".
Speaking to Radio New Zealand, Khan said that the best answers she had from the photography came from people who made contact to tell her how the photo personally affected them. "I've had a lot of stories about the girls [of the population] affected and how they see me as a role model," she said.
The demonstration of the EDL attracted about 100 people and was condemned by leaders of the Labor Party, Liberal Democrat and Conservative Birmingham City Council, who said the group was not and would never be welcome in Their city.
The demonstration attracted a strong police presence, including anti-riot gates. West Midlands police said two people, believed to be counter-demonstrators, had been arrested for alleged violations of the peace.
Twessing the photo, taken by
of the Press Association, Birmingham MP Jess Phillips wrote: "Who seems to have power here, the real Brummy left or the EDL who migrated For the day in our city and could not assimilate? "His tweet had been shared and loved nearly 18,000 times on Sunday night.
The image, which was shared several times on social networks, was taken during a demonstration by the far right group in downtown Birmingham on Saturday. It shows a demonstrator EDL Ian Crossland who looks into the eyes of the young woman, who looks at him relentlessly. A police officer seems to restrict Crossland.
The woman represented was identified as Saffiyah Khan, a native of Birmingham. His family has links with Bosnia and Pakistan. She said the photo was taken when she intervened to defend a woman wearing a hijab, who had been surrounded by a group of demonstrators after she called them racists.
"She was a little woman," Khan said. "When I realized that nothing was being done [by the police] and that she was surrounded by 360, that's when I came in." She described the man who confronted her as "an angry man with a little rant".
Speaking to Radio New Zealand, Khan said that the best answers she had from the photography came from people who made contact to tell her how the photo personally affected them. "I've had a lot of stories about the girls [of the population] affected and how they see me as a role model," she said.
The demonstration of the EDL attracted about 100 people and was condemned by leaders of the Labor Party, Liberal Democrat and Conservative Birmingham City Council, who said the group was not and would never be welcome in Their city.
The demonstration attracted a strong police presence, including anti-riot gates. West Midlands police said two people, believed to be counter-demonstrators, had been arrested for alleged violations of the peace.
Twessing the photo, taken by
photographer Joe Giddens
of the Press Association, Birmingham MP Jess Phillips wrote: "Who seems to have power here, the real Brummy left or the EDL who migrated For the day in our city and could not assimilate? "His tweet had been shared and loved nearly 18,000 times on Sunday night.
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