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Palestinian Woman Falls Prey to Hate Crime in Sweden

Published : 16-11-2018

Palestinian Woman Falls Prey to Hate Crime in Sweden

Palestinian refugee Samaa Sarsour, formerly sheltered in Yarmouk Camp in Syria, said she was subject to a hate crime in the Swedish city of Uppsala.

Speaking with Radio Sweden, Samaa said an anonymous person assaulted her while she was carrying her infant in her arms in broad daylight and insulted her after he obstructed her movement.

“I should’ve rammed my car into your bodies, you Muslims bastards!”, the assailant told her.

“The man angrily stepped down of his car while carrying an unidentified object in his hands” said Samaa. “If you ever try to hurt my child you’ll be dead”, she told him, forcing him to backtrack.

Having no person to save her at that moment, Samaa said she burst into tears.

The woman said she reported the assault to police as a necessary measure to rein in hate crimes against refugees whose appeals often go unheeded.

Activist Samaa Sarsour has been subject to similar racist attacks after she has been accused of anti-Semitism owing to her activism in favor of the Palestinian cause and the right of return. She is the daughter of the former candidate for Swedish parliamentary elections Emil Sarsour.

Short URL : https://actionpal.org.uk/en/post/7962

Palestinian refugee Samaa Sarsour, formerly sheltered in Yarmouk Camp in Syria, said she was subject to a hate crime in the Swedish city of Uppsala.

Speaking with Radio Sweden, Samaa said an anonymous person assaulted her while she was carrying her infant in her arms in broad daylight and insulted her after he obstructed her movement.

“I should’ve rammed my car into your bodies, you Muslims bastards!”, the assailant told her.

“The man angrily stepped down of his car while carrying an unidentified object in his hands” said Samaa. “If you ever try to hurt my child you’ll be dead”, she told him, forcing him to backtrack.

Having no person to save her at that moment, Samaa said she burst into tears.

The woman said she reported the assault to police as a necessary measure to rein in hate crimes against refugees whose appeals often go unheeded.

Activist Samaa Sarsour has been subject to similar racist attacks after she has been accused of anti-Semitism owing to her activism in favor of the Palestinian cause and the right of return. She is the daughter of the former candidate for Swedish parliamentary elections Emil Sarsour.

Short URL : https://actionpal.org.uk/en/post/7962