US Muslim fencer 'doesn't feel safe' due to anti-Muslim sentiment in America

[KamaAina]

Note that, like much domestic* journalism these days, this comes from the UK.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/rio-2016-muslim-fencer-ibtihaj-muhammad-safety-islamophobia-america-a7173326.html

An American Muslim fencer, who is the country’s first Olympian to wear a hijab, says she does not feel safe in the US due to the country’s increased anti-Muslim rhetoric.

Ibtihaj Muhammad, 30, is currently in Rio de Janeiro preparing to represent the US in sabre fencing. She is ranked eighth in the world and is gearing up for her first Olympics after missing the 2012 London games because of a hand injury.

While much has been reported of concerns over health and safety in the Brazilian city, Muhammad says she feels unsafe in the US.

“(I feel unsafe) all the time. I had someone follow me home from practice and try to report me to police,” she told the Daily Beast. “And this is right on 28th and 7th in New York City."

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1. Wow, more divisiveness from that divider Obama!

I mean, who else can we possibly blame but that secret Muslim Kenyan socialist? It's not like anyone else is stirring up anti-Muslim sentiment in the U.S., is there?