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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🥹 Jurgen Klopp posted this for Jota:
To Diogo, wherever you are now... When the whistle blows for the 2026 World Cup, everyone will not just look at the green pitch; our eyes and hearts will all turn toward the sky. You were always that brave, relentless warrior—the player who gave everything for the badge he wore, whether it was the famous red of Liverpool or your Portuguese national team jersey. Your tragic passing left a void and a heartache that no tournament or victory can ever fill. We used to talk a lot about this World Cup, and your immense passion to represent Portugal on the world's biggest stage. Today, despite your physical absence, I am absolutely certain that your fighting spirit and determined smile will be the most prominent presence in your teammates' dressing room. I am supporting Portugal in this tournament for you. I will cheer for your teammates because I know they won't just be playing for the trophy; they will be carrying your legacy and passion with every kick and every goal. Your number 21 jersey will remain alive in the memory of everyone who loved you and shared those historic moments with you. Rest in peace, my boy...❤🇵🇹
A really nice moment here.
Bosnia and Herzegovina fans get caught up in the middle of Canada’s March to the Match.
And they’re being met with high fives as they pass through the sea of red.
Ahead of today’s first World Cup game, Bosnian legend Edin Džeko writes a letter to the children of Bosnia, reflecting on what it meant to survive war as a child and on the horrors still unfolding in the world today:
“In the end, we survived. Looking back, I’m amazed at how strong we were. We were just little kids. But there was no point to the war. All those innocent people killed, and for what?
For money. Power. Ego.
For nothing.
When there is war on the news today, I feel sick.
I don’t want to see it anywhere.
For some reason, adults never learn.” https://t.co/wPzzjylNLL
Palestine may not have made it to the World Cup, but Bosnia and Herzegovina fans are making sure it is always present, whether in Canada, the U.S. or football stadiums everywhere.
FIFA rejecting Haiti’s jersey’s for being “too political” while allowing Israel to play, & the US to host World Cup (while denying visas, restricting entrance, banning Iranian players from staying in country) is a selective, targeted invocation of their “neutrality” policies.