A Muslim teacher was stabbed in the neck protecting his pupils from a knife attack in Manchester.
The Mirror called him a hero. The Sun. The Independent. LBC. The MEN.
As of today, the BBC has not printed his name.
In 2015, the BBC named a stabbed Bradford teacher the same day.
His name is Maysum Abdullah.
Science teacher. Husband. 27 years old.
When a pupil pulled a knife at Co-op Academy Manchester, he put his body between the blade and his students. He was stabbed in the neck and hand.
His wife Saima: "My husband entered teaching to make a positive difference in young people's lives."
Not one headline tells you he's a Muslim man.
Now imagine the name Abdullah belonged to the attacker.
You don't have to imagine. We watched it after Southport.
Riots in the street. Far-right accounts amplifying his name to millions within hours. Every politician condemning it. Muslim leaders dragged in front of cameras to answer for him.
He ran towards the knife. And his faith vanished from the page.
When we're the suspect, our identity is the headline.
When we're the hero, it disappears.
His name is Maysum Abdullah.
A Muslim man.
Say both.
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these hydration breaks are calm, but it’s funny how during ramadan people completely lost their heads over games being paused for 30 secs - 1 minute so muslim players could break their fast. i still remember the game vs leeds when cherki, ait-nouri & marmoush were booed. the hypocrisy is unreal
@SameeraKhan Lmao the ufc has died out lol they don’t even have stacked cards. The white house card is the only card in the last 3-4 years that is stacked.