Manchester Evening News found and spoke to Mohamed Ali - the 26-year-old security guard from Bolton who, during a time of division around the world, stopped the fighting and started the talking.
Mohamed was born in Sudan and moved over to the UK, aged 18, forced to escape fighting in his home country. After fleeing violence in his early years, he says he wanted to show people that they must respect each other, no matter what.Faced again with conflict right before his eyes at the protest he did exactly that, bringing fiercely-opposing groups together for a moment.
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