‘Every move I make, I second guess’: These Muslim and Arab Americans say the surge in hate has made them more vigilant

CNN ^ | Sat November 18, 2023 | Christina Zdanowicz

[MinorityRepublican]

Nicole was walking through an affluent part of Alexandria, Virginia, with a friend last month, when a man approached her and began screaming.

He railed about the hijab she wore, saying she looked Muslim, and made comments about Hamas raping Israeli women, she said. Her friend corroborated the account.

It was just days after the start of the Israel-Hamas war and the encounter left Nicole feeling rattled, worried and frightened. So much so, that she asked CNN to use only her first name, out of fear for her family’s safety.

“I haven’t stopped wearing hijab. I didn’t after 9/11 either,” she told CNN. “If I have one more person scream at me in public and certainly if someone were to threaten me, I think all bets are off.”

Nicole, who is in her 40s, said she’s been wearing a hijab for more than half of her life. And while she’s grown used to stares and occasional comments about her headscarf, Nicole said she fears the growing anti-Muslim sentiment in the US could escalate into violence.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said the US is experiencing an “unprecedented” increase in reported anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bias incidents in the weeks since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

A week after the Hamas attack, a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy was stabbed to death outside of Chicago. His family’s landlord was charged in what police are calling a hate crime. He’s pleaded not guilty to charges including murder.

[antidemoncrat]

Hate against who? ... From who?

[fortes fortuna juvat]

Speaking of Gaul, I think the next major battleground is France.
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Yes. From what I’ve been reading lately, Paris is now dominated by the zealous followers of Allah. Would not surprise me to see them following BLM an Antifa tactics and start burning down Notre Dame, the Louvre, and other such landmarks. And the gendarme no-go zones are becoming larger every day from what I’ve heard. Maybe the blue-helmeted UN military units will come to the rescue!

[pghbjugop]

Oh bologna, no one bothers them, every word out of their mouth is a lie.

[Eva]

Thatis true and is probably indicative of the biggest difference between Islam and Judaism/Christianity. Judaism and Christianity are religions of free will and as such are not political. Islam is primarily a religious cult designed for political control. The purpose of the dress of Orthodox Jews serves only to unify, but also to separate and reinforce a communal life style.

My daughter worked for a Moroccan Jew (self-identified) who did not dress as an Orthodox Jew, but did business with Orthodox Jews in New York, as if he was a part of the community. ( like a syndicate)