2 charged in attack on Muslim women in Milwaukee park, ripping hijabs from their heads

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

2 charged in attack on Muslim women in Milwaukee park, ripping hijabs from their heads

Chris Ramirez and Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Updated Thu, August 3, 2023 at 9:48 PM EDT

Two women have been charged with hate crimes after allegedly punching and ripping off the hijabs of a group of Muslim women in an unprovoked attack at Cathedral Square Park on Sunday.

Together, Miracle Reed, 34, and Payton Smith, 30, face one felony and five misdemeanor charges in connection with the attack, five of which come with hate crime enhancements.

Janan Najeeb, the president of the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition, said the attack is an example of ongoing Islamophobia locally and nationally, which is often unreported or ignored. She said her organization and other community members pressured the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office to file the hate crime enhancers in the days after the attack.

“We said this is something that requires really serious attention,” she said.

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