Muslims make up eight per cent of the population, one of the highest proportions in the European Union
Mr Hosna's own story is testament to the Islamophobia present in many parts of Austrian society - and which has been fanned by right-wing politicians. According to the Dokustelle group, which documents anti-Muslim harassment and racism, incidents targeting Muslims went up from 309 in 2017 to 1,051 in 2019.
"Anyone who is doing such an act is not acceptable, and we cannot consider him as a friend of Islam," Mr Ahmed Al Mofareh, the director of the Islamic Centre Vienna, told AFP. Mr Osama himself, 23, proudly sports a sew-on police patch gifted to him by colleagues of the injured officer he helped save.
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