Connecticut state representative attacked outside Eid al-Adha prayer service
Khan, 35, her sister, and her 15-year-old daughter were wearing their religious head scarves, or hijabs, according to the statement.CAIR, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, demanded a probe into a possible motive for the attack, asking why the large event did not have proper security.
“All too often we have seen American Muslims, or those perceived to be Muslim, targeted by hate because of their attire, race or ethnicity,” Memon added. The Pakistani-born lawmaker is the first Muslim member of the Connecticut House of Representatives and only the second elected to the state’s General Assembly behind Senator Saud Anwar.Connecticut House Speaker Matt Ritter and House Majority Leader Jason Rojas said they were notified of the attack and State and City police were working together through the investigation.
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