The Islamophobia-monitoring organisation Tell MAMA is reporting that a 67-year-old Somalian hijabi was attacked as she got off a bus in North London.
The attacker, a white male, then tried to punch her in the face although the force of the blow glanced off the woman’s face as she moved her head to get away from the attack.
The perpetrator had been waiting for a bus but seeing the Somali senior citizen step off the vehicle, he diverted his attention towards her.
The victim then crossed over the road as the perpetrator followed her and – shocked and frightened – she continued to walk away from the male who was by now shouting: “F**king Muslim bitch.”
Tell MAMA said: “What makes this case even more shocking is that the Somali woman could not speak English, suffered an assault to her head and was a senior citizen just going about her daily duties.
“Also, in the course of this attack, she appealed to a passing member of the public who intervened and the perpetrator subsequently ran off. This good Samaritan probably saved her from further injuries and further possible trauma.”
Islamophobic attacks have shot up since the Woolwich murder of Lee Rigby in 2013. Muslim leaders often blame the mainstream media for inciting the hatred of Muslims which leads to such attacks.
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