Summary: Today, two Muslim women and their children in strollers were assaulted by a woman, Emirjeta Xhelili, who tried to rip the hijabs off of their heads. She was reported to be saying "get the (expletive) out of America (expletive), you don't belong here." She was arrested and charged with harassment, reckless endangerment of a child, and assault. The Council on American Islamic Relations of New York has suggested that mosques and other Islamic institutions increase security today, as hate crimes will likely continue to occur.
Analysis: Today (September 11, 2016) is the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Thousands have been killed unjustly on this day because of the attacks. Many innocent Americans died on this day, but so did many innocent Muslims. Because of the actions of a few, an entire religion was blamed. This is a minor hate crime compared to the endless lives taken for no reason other than hatred for a religion. This article was written by Lauren del Valle to inform the reader about the impact of 9/11 on Muslim Americans and the prejudice they now suffer through in their daily lives.
Article: http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/10/us/brooklyn-muslim-women-attacked/index.html
To see the distortion of the Islamic religion still puzzles me. How be so quick to stereotype when each individual has their own perspective?
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