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In pictures: Iconic images of defiant protesters

An image of a woman calmly smiling as an incensed English Defence League protester tries to intimidate her has been shared widely.

The picture of Saffiyah Khan was taken in Birmingham on Saturday during a demonstration by the English Defence League.

In the picture a man in an EDL t-shirt is restrained by a police officer as he stares into her face. Khan, refusing to be threatened, remains steadfastly composed, not even deigning to remove her hands from her pockets.

Her unruffled poise and refusal to engage with the hostility she is facing has been praised across Britain, and held up as a symbol of defiance against the far right.

She joins the ranks of inspirational protesters throughout history.

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