“Anger” and “disgust” after the group attack on a Muslim in Ontario

According to the police, the suspects are young offenders.

It’s hard to describe what our community is currently feeling. We need to act, to move from speech to action. Our elected officials must recognize what is happening in the country and formulate a real plan with real solutionssaid Omar Khamissa, operations manager of Canada National Council for MuslimsCNMC, during a press briefing.

Details [de l’attaque] not only make me sad but also angry.

Police affirms that this woman – who was not appointed – was the victim of a violent Group attack. According to the police, the behavior of the group of individuals was already problematic in the establishment. It was then that one of the people jumped over the counter, where the woman tried to block her way.

A violent struggle later took place. During this struggle, several other individuals also jumped on the other side of the counter and attacked the victimsay the police.

According to the Canada National Council for MuslimsCNMC, The attackers would have removed the victim’s hijab during the attack. Durham regional police have not confirmed this information in its press release or by email. All information on this attack will be part of the investigation and will not be disclosedsaid a spokesperson.

The victim is shakentestified to her daughter, which Radio-Canada does not name in order to protect her, just like her family. The attack marked her and she is now aliveshe said. The young woman was in shock Looking at the attack images, which were captured by a surveillance camera.

Our family noted an increase in the number of attitudes and Islamophobic actions on the part of the restaurant’s customers. In addition, this is not the first time that a crime has been committed in the restaurantsaid the young woman, who helped her mother in the restaurant in the past.

The community wants an exhaustive investigation

The local community asks the police to investigate this act taking into account the hateful motivationsaid Canada’s special representative responsible for the fight against Islamophobia, Amira Elghawaby. We encourage the police to investigate this event from all anglessaid the Canada National Council for MuslimsCNMC.

Durham police say that all possible reasons, including hatred, will be examined. The units of hate crimes, inclusion and equity are involved and work with investigatorshe gave to the police.

We cannot hold for granted that any crime committed against someone who carries a hijab is necessarily a hate crime, but there are certain clues when it is the only person attacked, when there is any case a criminal situation and when you remove a hijabfor his part explained the lawyer Julius Gray.

At least two events of the genre this year

This is not the first attack reported by the Canada National Council for MuslimsCNMC In the Durham region this year. In March, the Council read the testimony of a woman whose hijab almost was burned in a library in Ajax (new window). A woman was accused of armed assault in this case.

This situation was raised by several stakeholders present at the press conference on Thursday and motivated their request for concrete measures.

The Durham region is a dynamic, diverse community, where thousands and thousands of Canadians of Muslim confession live in Canadian society. Why should they live in fear in local businesses and in their libraries? asked Omar Khamissa.

Toronto police said that 443 hate crimes were reported in 2024, against 372 the previous year. However, the number of hate crimes in the metropolis is down so far this year.