{"id":1976,"date":"2014-05-30T10:03:36","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T10:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=1976"},"modified":"2014-05-30T10:03:36","modified_gmt":"2014-05-30T10:03:36","slug":"british-muslim-overcomes-racism-with-kindness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/british-muslim-overcomes-racism-with-kindness\/","title":{"rendered":"British Muslim overcomes racism with kindness"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"UK<\/a>A British Muslim man from the city of Bradford has demonstrated a superb example of how to fight racism after turning a verbal racist attack against him into a flourishing friendship.
\nOn May 14, Aminur Chowdhury was racially insulted by Ben Gallon, who was homeless at the time.
\nInstead of responding to aggression with even more aggression, Mr. Chowdhury invited Mr. Gallon for a chat.
\nAfter speaking with Mr. Gallon for 15 minutes, Mr. Chowdhury returned the next day to tell him he had been offered a job as a phone operative. He also helped him to find a rented apartment.
\n\u201cThis is a great way of teaching Asian people across Bradford of how to respond to racism. The more love you show, the more endeared they will be to you,\u201d Mr Chowdhury told the Telegraph & Argus.
\n\u201cI could tell when I stopped to talk to Ben that he was a passionate guy. Ben is a delight to be with. He\u2019s not a bad guy,\u201d Mr Chowdhury said.
\nExpressing regret over his actions, Mr Gallon said, \u201cI\u2019ve learned my lesson. What I said was completely out of character for me, I\u2019m not a racist. There was no justification for me using those words.\u201d
\nBradford is home to a large community of Muslims from the Indian sub-continent and has in the past been a place of tension between Asians and English far-right nationalists.<\/p>\n

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