After the incident on Saturday (21 November), Raham wrote the following message on Facebook:

“Can't believe what happened in the metro today. I was with my sister on the metro when this guy approached us and started coming out with racist threatening comments like, 'Get out of this seat now. This is my country. You’re bombing different countries and don't deserve to be here or in this country’ and much more.

“Before I even got a chance to react to his comments, the women beside me, supported me and helped. After a while most of the people on the metro came over and spoke up for us and were being so supportive, they even told the man to get of the metro. It was so sweet to see how everyone in the metro got the man off and then clapped at the end.

“It really shows me how this world is full of such sweet people and some dogs too. The women beside me started to cry because she was so disgusted with his comments and she said no one should go through this and everyone also gave me a hug.

“It made me smile and appreciate how lovely they all were. I hope more people cannot be so narrow minded and realise how Islam should not be blamed for an individual's act because Islam stands for peace not terrorism.”

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