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| 'Punched In Throat', For Wearing |
| 'Punched In Throat', For Wearing Traditional Attire, Alleges Muslim Scholar
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 2-October-2016
11:55:46 AM |
| A Muslim researcher in the US who was on his way to deliver Friday sermon wearing traditional attire was allegedly punched by an unknown man in Washington, a media report said.
Rashid Dar, a researcher at Brookings think-tank, was walking along with his brother near Dupont metro station when a man approached him and punched him in the throat. His brother ran behind the attacker but he managed to flee.
Mr Dar, who was about to finish up a sermon he was set to give downtown, was donning a black overcoat often worn by imams and a hat for praying.
"I believe I was attacked for the way I was dressed," Mr Dar was quoted as saying by DCist news website.
"It is generally my habit to wear overtly Muslim clothing on my way to Friday prayer. I'm a proud Muslim. I don't feel the need to apologize for it," he said.
Mr Dar reported the incident to the police and tweeted the incident.
"I was just walking to the subway near Dupont Circle, and am clothed in traditional Muslim grab on my way to give a Friday sermon. An individual suddenly dropped his bag and punched me in the throat, and ran away. Multiple eyewitnesses in the street saw it. Still in a state of shock," Mr Dar tweeted.
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