New York: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today
called on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to investigate an
apparently bias-motivated assault on a Queens man of Afghan heritage who was
stabbed repeatedly outside a New York mosque by an attacker shouting anti-Muslim
comments.
Bashar Mohammod, the 57-year-old victim, was attacked from
behind while opening the Masjid Al-Saaliheen mosque for prayer on Sunday morning.
A friend of the victim reported that the alleged attacker
said "he doesn't like Muslims."
"The FBI should add its resources to the investigation
of this apparent hate crime, and state and national leaders should address the
rising level of anti-Muslim bigotry that inevitably results in such disturbing
incidents," said CAIR-NY Executive Director Muneer Awad in a news release.
According to local media, no arrests have been made in the case till
now.