Southport imam tells the Canary about the far-right riot and the real situation in the town

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Southport imam tells the Canary about the far-right riot and the real situation in the town

After far-right rioters targeted and damaged the Southport Mosque and Cultural Centre on 30 July, the Canary went to meet Ibrahim Hussein, the mosque’s imam. He said the attacks created a lot of worry, but that there has been a lot of support from the community and elsewhere. He also insisted that the focus of people’s support should be on the people directly affected by the tragedy that had occurred the day before the riot. Southport, the far-r…