Saffiyah Khan, who gained massive social media fame this weekend after staring down the English Defence League (EDL), has made herself an even bigger legend.
The UK-born half-Pakistani, half-Bosnian has now given her account of the tense moment. It would frighten most people but she has explained that she was 'not scared in the slightest'. That's seriously inspirational.
Saffiyah's photo was snapped by Press Association photographer Joe GiddensIt and it has been shared far and wide on Twitter and Facebook but she remains calm, which just makes her stance even better.
"(The EDL supporter) was poking his finger in my face, but I just stood there. I didn't do anything, I wasn't interested, that wasn't my intention," Saffiyah told The Mirror.
"I couldn't understand what was being said, though, to be honest, it was all very mumbled. But I wasn't scared in the slightest. I stay pretty calm in these situations.
"I knew they were trying to provoke me, but I wasn't going to be provoked. I didn't realise how many people would be so supportive, so it was worth it."
The English Defence League (EDL) were protesting in Birmingham after their London-based march last week which was very poorly attended.
Huffington Post reported that West Midlands Police weren't expecting many protesters, with the force estimating 'less than 100'.
A statement issued by the city council on behalf of party group leaders John Clancy, Robert Alden and Jon Hunt said: "The English Defence League is not welcome in Birmingham. They will never be welcome in Birmingham.
"There is no place in our city for messages of hate. There is no place for intolerance and there is no place for violence or extremism of any kind."
Likewise, EDL's protest in Birmingham didn't seem to attract many people.
The march was originally planned to take place in Derby, but it was moved after the group realised that the city was 'frequented' by Khalid Masood, the man behind the Westminster terror attack.
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