Tag Archives: Amal Abusumayah

Chicago Sun-Times, Ahmed Rehab: Hate crimes in a class of their own

Hate crimes are their own class of crime for a very good reason: The enhanced classification and punishment deters people from criminally acting out on their bigotry. It is the government’s obligation to its citizens to take a no-tolerance position on such crimes. Continue reading

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Huffington Post, Ahmed Rehab: Hijab Case: Why Bigoted Battery Makes For A Hate Crime

Amal Abusumayah, a 28-year-old American mother of four young girls, was going about her usual shopping when she was randomly treated to a dose of derogatory comments about her faith and ethnic heritage; the offending woman, later identified as 54-year-old Valerie Kenney, referenced Fort Hood. Amal tried to ignore the comments and proceeded to check out at the counter when she felt a sharp pull on her hijab — or headscarf.

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ABC: Ahmed Rehab discusses attack on local Muslim woman

Amal Abusumayah was shopping when another customer made hateful comments against Muslims and attempted to pull off Abusumayah’s headscarf. Continue reading

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