Campaign: Samara's owner Omar Nemer serves a customer at a special lunch for a campaign against racism. Picture: CHRISTOPHER CHAN
More than 100 people tucked into steaming platters of Lebanese food on Wednesday in support of Wollongong restaurant Samaras' #illeatwithyou campaign.
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Dozens of people showed up for the lunch, pledging their support for the Corrimal Street eatery and its message against racism.
The Muslim-owned restaurant's Facebook page was peppered with anti-Islamic posts recently, urging people to "boycott Islamic businesses".
Restaurant owner Omar Nemer decided to develop the hashtag campaign - an Illawarra take on the popular #illridewithyou tag that arose out of the Martin Place siege - to encourage the region to come together over food.
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