The Muslim woman who came to the defence of a Jewish family as they suffered antisemitic abuse has said X
Asma Shuweikh, 36, from Birmingham, was filmed confronting a man who was abusing a kippah-wearing father and his two sons, reading them Bible verses and saying XXX
She met the father, who has asked not to be named, in Manchester after the incident, which happened on London's Northern Line on Friday.
She said XXX
The father issued a statement through the Campaign Against Antisemitism, in which he said: "We are certain that without her intervention and distraction, he would have continued his abuse which could have escalated to physical violence.
“This Tube journey has left me with mixed feelings about society... On the one hand my wife, my children and I were subject to vile abuse in a full Tube carriage, however I am grateful for those who stood up for me.”