click to enlarge The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic RelationsA Spirit Airlines passenger is accused of assaulting a Muslim woman on a flight to Detroit. “It is clear that the actions of the alleged assailant, along with her bigoted statements, indicate that her assault and battery of Ms. Toure was motivated primarily by Ms. Toure’s identity as a visibly Muslim woman.”The incident occurred after Toure asked the woman to stop harassing and intimidating an older woman who appeared to be of South Asian descent. The woman then punched Toure and called her a “Muslim terrorist” and other insults, according to CAIR-MI.“The alleged actions of this individual are reprehensible and she clearly targeted religious and racial minorities for her violent words and actions,” CAIR-MI attorney Amy V. Doukoure said. “Michigan’s Ethnic intimidation law was created to protect people like Ms. Toure from being assaulted after being called a Muslim terrorist while traveling on the 20th anniversary of 9/11. "It is shameful that a person or persons would vandalize a house of worship on the day on which our nation is reflecting on the national tragedy of our generation and the repercussions that followed."

Source: MetroXpress September 13, 2021 17:36 UTC