Refugee and Schalke fan fights racism by cycling with beer on his head

2019-08-30 2

Nigerian refugee Mohammed found an unconventional way to fight racism and integrate into the German society by joining Schalke FC fan club and carrying a beer cup on his head, which, as he thinks, helps him to make people smile.
Mohammed said that carrying things on a head "is common practice in Africa, but I hadn't done it for years, but when I started doing it with Schalke and I found people were responding positively to it, I thought it was a good idea."
Working as a caregiver for a disabled person, Mohammed is convinced that sitting at home doesn't help with assimilation and integration and adds that joining a fan club and attracting people's attention with his stunt helps him to connect with the society.