The incident drew the attention of the Missouri chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, one of the largest civil liberties and advocacy organizations for Muslims in America, which issued a news release early Wednesday in response.
In the release, organization Executive Director Faizan Syed calls on city officials to set a meeting to discuss safety and security of the Muslim community in light of the incident and years of FBI data showing a rise in hate crimes.
“We believe that what started out as road rage quickly escalated to a hate crime as the man seemed to only target her after he saw that she wore the hijab,” Syed said. “We call on city officials and the police department to take this case seriously and respond accordingly.”
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