Liverpool FC’s signing of Mo Salah may be behind a significant fall in Islamophobia in the city, according to a new study. Researchers at Stanford University’s Immigration Policy Lab found a 18.9% drop in hate crimes since the Muslim striker joined the club in June 2017. Anti-Muslim tweets from Liverpool fans dropped by half in the same period. The 26-year-old was named in Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2019 earlier this year. “But Mo is a very smart person and his role is very influential.

Source: Huffington Post June 05, 2019 07:41 UTC