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Muslim Transit Worker Attacked, Pushed Down Stairs in Latest Hate Crime

HeadlineDec 06, 2016

In New York City, a 45-year-old Muslim transit worker wearing a headscarf was attacked Monday, pushed down the stairs at Grand Central Terminal and called a “terrorist” in the latest of a series of hate crimes against Muslims following the election of Donald Trump. On Saturday in Brooklyn, another man violently threatened an off-duty Muslim police officer, referring to her as ISIS and saying, “I will cut your throat. Go back to your country.”

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