top stories SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up to receive our rundown of the day'sdirect to your inbox When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time.<doc-sep>"People from all ethnicities and all faiths and none helped me yesterday. It's in that spirit that I wish to carry on my work," he wrote.<doc-sep>LBC Presenter Maajid Nawaz "Racially Attacked" In Central London Maajid Nawaz after receiving treatment following his attack. Picture: Maajid Nawaz LBC presenter Maajid Nawaz has been racially attacked and hit in the face outside a theatre in Soho. He was approached by a man who attacked him by the Soho Theatre in central London and then ran away. Police say they are investigating a report of a racially aggravated assault. Maajid Nawaz in the immediate aftermath of the attack. Picture: Maajid Nawaz Writing on Twitter, Maajid said: "Tonight I was racially attacked while alone outside Soho theatre, from behind, as I bent down to pick up my phone. "The white male assailant called me a “f***ing Paki” as he hit me in the face with maybe a signet ring & ran away like a coward. He took nothing. He was just a racist. "There are witnesses who heard the racial abuse and have given statements. The police have his face on CCTV. "My forehead will probably be scarred for life. But we will find you, you racist coward, and you will face British justice." After receiving treatment, he added: "I’ll be okay. We grew up with this. It’s the life that forged us. "Thank you to all who have privately message me. I just need some space and time alone right now. Goodnight all. I love my country." Last year, Maajid met for the first time the man who saved him from a racist attack 25 years ago. The LBC presenter was just 15 when he came under attack from skinheads at a local park in Chalkwell, Essex. Maajid described how the gang, carrying knives, knuckle dusters and machetes had pinned him down after becoming separated from friends. He told James O’Brien that he thought it was “the last day of my life” - until a brave passerby intervened, telling a young Maajid: “Don’t worry, I’m going to help you”. Maajid never saw the man who saved his life again, but 25 years later he launched an online appeal to track down the hero - and he has been successful.<doc-sep>The LBC radio presenter Maajid Nawaz has said he does not “harbour hate” towards the man who attacked him outside a theatre in central London, as police investigate after reports of a racially aggravated assault. Nawaz was hit from behind outside the Soho theatre on Monday after 7pm by a white man who the presenter described as “a racist coward”, posting a photo of the cut to his forehead caused by a punch with what could have been “a signet ring”. He criticised far-left social media users for politicising his attack by highlighting his centrist views, which they apparently claimed “legitimise rightwing hate”. Nawaz is the founder of the Quilliam Foundation, a counter-extremism organisation. He also criticised far-right figures for “callously casting doubt on the fact that this racist attack even happened”, adding: “Some Islamists online are openly celebrating this attack, wishing the racist had ‘finished the job’. “I mentioned ... the white skin colour and non-Muslim background of most of those who helped me because their examples alone debunk the bigotry and cynicism of the extremes from these three wings.” The attacker immediately fled the scene but Nawaz said there were witnesses who heard the racial abuse and have given statements to the police, who “have his face on CCTV”. On Tuesday afternoon, Nawaz paid tribute to his “samaritan” on Twitter, sending his “deepest gratitude” to his family after they were “so kind to him” after the attack. The man said he witnessed “the appalling, unprovoked attack” on Nawaz, and had called the police and spoke to officers. He credited Nawaz for remaining “dignified and composed” and said he cannot wait to pick “the moron who did it” out of a police lineup. Earlier, on Facebook, Nawaz thanked witnesses, nurses and members of the emergency services for treating him with diligence and care, saying he owed a huge debt to the two witnesses, “both white non-Muslims”, who called the police and consoled him before emergency services arrived. “Your kindness kept me sane,” he said of the witnesses, while also thanking Soho theatre “for identifying the racist assailant on their CCTV footage”. Nawaz said: “People from all ethnicities and all faiths and none helped me yesterday. It’s in that spirit that I wish to carry on my work. I do not wish to harbour hate for my attacker. I’ve already been down that path at a younger age and I have seen how it leads to nothing good.” A big thank you for all the love ❤️ 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/EyDmoooQ5a — Maajid - (Mājid) [maːʤɪd] ماجد (@MaajidNawaz) February 19, 2019 The Metropolitan police said they were called to a report of a racially aggravated assault in Dean Street at 7.10pm. A spokesperson said: “Officers attended the location. The suspect had made off prior to the arrival of police. An investigation has been launched. There has been no arrest at this stage.”<doc-sep>
LBC radio presenter Maajid Nawaz was attacked outside a London theatre this evening and called a “f****** P***” The 41-year-old said he was by the Soho Theatre when a random white man punched him in the face and called him the vile slur. Mr Nawaz said he believes his attacker's “signet ring” split his forehead and that the assailant didn’t steal anything and that he was just a “racist coward”. He tweeted: “Tonight I was racially attacked while alone outside Soho theatre, from behind, as I bent down to pick up my phone. “The white male assailant called me a 'fu**king P***' as he hit me in the face with maybe a signet ring & ran away like a coward. He took nothing. He was just a racist.” (Image: LBC) Maajid, who also appears on Sky News’ The Pledge, has reported the incident to police and said there were witnesses to the attack. He added: “The police have his face on CCTV. My forehead will probably be scarred for life. But we will find you, you racist coward, and you will face British justice.” Mr Nawaz presents a show on LBC radio on Saturday and Sunday lunchtimes. Maajid also told people not to contact him because he "needed space and time" but thanked supporters for their “love”. The Metropolitan Police confirmed that no arrests had been made in relation to the alleged attack. A spokesman said: "Officers were called at around 1910hrs on Monday, 18 February, to a report of a racially aggravated assault in Dean Street, W1. "Officers attended the location. The suspect had made off prior to the arrival of police. "An investigation has been launched. There has been no arrest at this stage." In one tweet he said there were witnesses who heard the racial abuse, and they gave statements to the police - who "have his face of CCTV". Mr Nawaz is the founder of the Quilliam Foundation, a counter-extremism organisation.