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| Toronto: 11-year-old Muslim girl 'terrified' after man cuts her hijab | Toronto: 11-year-old Muslim girl 'terrified' after man cuts her hijab |
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| Toronto police are investigating an attack on an 11-year-old girl whose hijab was repeatedly cut on her way to school, heightening pressure on Canadian governments to take further action against attacks on Muslims [see footnote]. | Toronto police are investigating an attack on an 11-year-old girl whose hijab was repeatedly cut on her way to school, heightening pressure on Canadian governments to take further action against attacks on Muslims [see footnote]. |
| An assailant, in two attempts within 10 minutes, cut the girl’s hijab using scissors while she was walking to school with her brother on Friday, a Toronto police spokeswoman said. | An assailant, in two attempts within 10 minutes, cut the girl’s hijab using scissors while she was walking to school with her brother on Friday, a Toronto police spokeswoman said. |
| “I felt confused, scared, terrified,” Khawlah Noman, who is in Grade 6, told reporters at her school on Friday. | “I felt confused, scared, terrified,” Khawlah Noman, who is in Grade 6, told reporters at her school on Friday. |
| “I screamed. The man just ran away. We followed this crowd of people to be safe. He came again. He continued cutting my hijab again.” | “I screamed. The man just ran away. We followed this crowd of people to be safe. He came again. He continued cutting my hijab again.” |
| The Toronto district school board said it was “shocked” to hear about the assault which Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne called a “cowardly act of hatred” that did not represent the province. Police did not have anyone in custody. | The Toronto district school board said it was “shocked” to hear about the assault which Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne called a “cowardly act of hatred” that did not represent the province. Police did not have anyone in custody. |
| Trudeau on Quebec face-cover ban: not our business to tell women what to wear | Trudeau on Quebec face-cover ban: not our business to tell women what to wear |
| The attack comes as Canada approaches the first anniversary of a deadly shooting in a Quebec City mosque that killed six people at prayer. A French-Canadian university student has been charged as the sole suspect. | The attack comes as Canada approaches the first anniversary of a deadly shooting in a Quebec City mosque that killed six people at prayer. A French-Canadian university student has been charged as the sole suspect. |
| Last month, a Quebec judge suspended a law banning people from wearing niqabs and other face coverings while giving or receiving public services. | Last month, a Quebec judge suspended a law banning people from wearing niqabs and other face coverings while giving or receiving public services. |
| Researchers have documented an increase in far-right extremist activity in Canada, much of it targeting Muslims. | Researchers have documented an increase in far-right extremist activity in Canada, much of it targeting Muslims. |
| A survey conducted last year by Ontario’s Human Rights Commission found that more people reported harbouring “very negative” feelings about Muslims than about any other group. | A survey conducted last year by Ontario’s Human Rights Commission found that more people reported harbouring “very negative” feelings about Muslims than about any other group. |
| The National Council of Canadian Muslims has called on the federal government to declare 29 January, the day of the mosque shooting, a day of remembrance and action on Islamophobia. The government has not said whether it will do so. | The National Council of Canadian Muslims has called on the federal government to declare 29 January, the day of the mosque shooting, a day of remembrance and action on Islamophobia. The government has not said whether it will do so. |
| • Note added 1 May 2018: Toronto police later said they had concluded that the attack had not happened. | • Note added 1 May 2018: Toronto police later said they had concluded that the attack had not happened. |
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