Boxing world champion Anthony Joshua faces online Islamophobic backlash
Abuse comes after tweeting a photo from inside a mosque
Anthony Joshua is a British boxing world champion (AFP)
Published date: 18 January 2017 20:18 GMT
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Last update: 7 years 10 months ago
British boxing world champion, Anthony Joshua, is facing Islamophobic abuse after tweeting a photo of himself appearing to pray inside a mosque.
Joshua can be seen with two other friends inside a mosque in Dubai.
Yet, while some fans have announced they will no longer support the boxer, many have come out in his defence.
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