As a Christian I'm inspired by this Mosque's radical hospitality

When Muslims fed rioters who meant them harm, they were following in Abraham’s footsteps, says George Pitcher. And perhaps setting us all an example of how to better overcome extreme hostility

It was a display of such radical hospitality that BBC News reported it at the end of its 10pm bulletin, as if to deliberately separate it from the numbing scenes of Britain’s cosplay fascisti kicking in the doors of Muslim homes after – God help us – setting fire to a hotel with migrant women and children in it, while blocking the exit.

The late, short report was of a sign of “hope and reconciliation” outside the Abdullah Quilliam Mosque in Liverpool, the oldest one in England, where an imam and volunteers, in “a leap of faith”, shared food with the rioters who, moments before, would do them harm.

“Our kitchen staff were amazing,” said Adam Kelwick. “We made preparations in advance to get 200 burgers ready. We took the bag of food. We smiled at people. Before you knew it, we were sharing food with them.”