New York: A 36-year-old Muslim woman, who was wearing a traditional Islamic attire, was allegedly attacked and her clothing was set on fire in New York.
The incident took place just a day before the US marked 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
The woman, who has not been identified, was walking in the city's Fifth Avenue, which houses top luxury brands, Saturday night when an unidentified person allegedly set her dress on fire using a lighter.
CAIR-NY also urged New York's mayor to add resources for the investigation of hate crimes.
"She saw (the suspect) pull a lighter away and walk away," a source said in the New York Daily News.
"We are clearly seeing a spike in attacks on individual Muslims and Islamic institutions in New York and around the country, which should be of concern to all Americans," said CAIR-NY Executive Director Afaf Nasher. "It is time for the mayor and the NYPD to put forward the necessary resources to investigate and prevent these attacks on the Muslim community."
Earlier this month, 60-year-old Nazma Khanam, a native of Bangladesh, was stabbed to death near her house in Queens. Khanam was also wearing Islamic attire at the time of the stabbing.
The incident took place just a day before the US marked 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
The woman, who has not been identified, was walking in the city's Fifth Avenue, which houses top luxury brands, Saturday night when an unidentified person allegedly set her dress on fire using a lighter.
CAIR-NY also urged New York's mayor to add resources for the investigation of hate crimes.
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"She saw (the suspect) pull a lighter away and walk away," a source said in the New York Daily News.
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"We are clearly seeing a spike in attacks on individual Muslims and Islamic institutions in New York and around the country, which should be of concern to all Americans," said CAIR-NY Executive Director Afaf Nasher. "It is time for the mayor and the NYPD to put forward the necessary resources to investigate and prevent these attacks on the Muslim community."
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Earlier this month, 60-year-old Nazma Khanam, a native of Bangladesh, was stabbed to death near her house in Queens. Khanam was also wearing Islamic attire at the time of the stabbing.
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