As a Muslim man, gambling is forbidden for Omar. That's why he was always careful to make sure nobody he knew ever saw him enter or leave his local bookies.
Then, one day, the 35-year-old's ‘worst nightmare’ became reality. Leaving a betting shop after a day of gambling, he was spotted by someone who knew him.
He told the MEN: "They saw me and started following me and kept saying things like, ‘that’s haram, you’re not supposed to be doing that'. In my mind, I was thinking ‘leave me alone’."
