内容摘要：He said the policy was working, and the board wanted to "continue to reap those benefits while saving taxpayers money".

He said the policy was working, and the board wanted to "continue to reap those benefits while saving taxpayers money".

Among the many stark images emerging from the recent wave of unrest across England were photos of Muslims embracing protesters outside the UK's oldest mosque.A demonstration was held outside the Abdullah Quilliam Mosque in Liverpool at the end of a week in which misinformation about the Southport attacks was blamed for stoking Islamophobia.

A counter-demonstration drew a several hundred more people and, once the situation had calmed, mosque volunteer Adam Kelwick and other worshippers crossed over in an attempt to speak to those present.The mosque’s chairman Dr Abdul Hamid, a family doctor, believes there is a "fear of the unknown", adding: "If they don’t get answers, they will try to find any excuse to label you."Scratching below the surface of what was going on, Mr Kelwick said he found people not to have been motivated by anything in particular - rather just lashing out in a state of general frustration.

He said: "None of the people who I spoke to mentioned Southport."I don’t think they knew what they were protesting about - I think they’re just angry, fed up."

In fact, he said there were "beautiful interactions" as the group from the mosque were able to "break bread" and listen to some people's concerns in "deep conversations".

Photographs showed the sharing of food, hugs and handshakes were among the more positive posts being shared widely on social media.Mahama noted that his stay in Russia, then part of the Soviet Union, alerted him to "the imperfections of the socialist system".

After returning to Ghana in 1996, Mahama followed his father's footsteps into politics.He was elected as a Member of Parliament for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party and from there, scaled the political ranks. He zeroed in on the NDC's messaging, taking up roles as the parliamentary spokesperson and minister for communication.

In 13 years, Mahama worked his way up to become vice-president, second-in-command under President John Atta Mills.But after just three years in office, Mills died unexpectedly at the age of 68.