The recent bombing that took place in the UK at Manchester's MEN Arena after an Ariana Grande concert shocked the whole world. A total of 22 people lost their lives while 59 were injured during the incident and former boxing champion Amir Khan said he was worried about the well-being of his daughter as he fears an anti-Muslim backlash.
During a recent interview with Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid he said: "I'm a Muslim - I'm a little bit scared myself walking the streets with my little girl because I know anything can happen. I go to the mosques and walk the streets of Manchester, I'm sure people know that."
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Khan admitted that the growing wariness towards Muslims 'scares' him and said he does not want people looking at him on the bus or train and pointing to him and saying we don't want to be on the train or bus or with you.
Khan, a Muslim man himself, said he can see racism more now and feel people will start pointing fingers at his daughter too saying you are a Muslim. The boxer wanted all Muslims to stick together and insisted that killing is not endorsed by the Koran. The boxer urged viewers that if they have a suspicion about anyone in their community they should go to the police.
"This is something that is really against our religion. If these people are saying that they are doing it because of Islam I really believe that's not true. They are twisting Islam and making it worse for everybody," Khan said.
Khan himself was shocked after the incident took place saying that something like this would never happen in Manchester and praised the fact that everyone in the city was helping each other out.
"If you look at things since the bomb happened, and the incident happened, a lot of the local restaurant owners and taxi drivers are helping each other, dropping food off at hospitals, supporting the victims in any way we can," Khan said.
