I work in the NYC area she references which is incredibly diverse and a woman in hijab wouldn’t surprise anyone. She just got eliminated so she isn’t bringing Obama back the gold….
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Forget claims that this is the most dangerous Olympic Games in sporting history, one American star says she doesn’t feel safe back at home.
Ibtihaj Muhammad, an American fencer and the country’s first Olympian who wears a hijab, said there is now a climate of anti-Islamic sentiment in United States that makes her feel unsafe.
Speaking in Rio, where scare stories abound about robberies, viruses, sewage, and instability, Muhammad was more concerned about the dangers awaiting her when she returns to U.S. soil.
“[I feel unsafe] all the time. I had someone follow me home from practice and try to report me to police,”