Here's a much-needed nice story worthy of a Good News Post, especially in light of all the negative attention being centered on the murdered Canadian Muslim teen.
"A Muslim man jumped to the aid of three Jewish subway riders after they were attacked by a group of young people who objected to one of the Jews saying "Happy Hanukkah," a spokeswoman for the three said Wednesday."
But the poor brother not only got beat up helping the victims, but also got handcuffed when the police arrived.
"Askari was first handcuffed alongside them, but he was released when Adler told police he was not an attacker, Hellerstein said."
Only in America! :-)
Seriously, I can't understand how these sort of attacks take place in public locations and onlookers just turn a blind eye. I'm no famed defender of the weak (Batman-style), but I can't imagine being in the same situation and standing by idle.
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Salaam
I've been to NYC once in my life and riding the subway was kind of interesting... but at times it's like people try to pretend that nobody else on the train exists.
Good news indeed. Alhamdulillah. I'm sure there must be literally hundreds of such stories every day in the Muslim world and in America but it's the ones that catch the attention of the likes of Spencer and Horowitz that capture nationwide attention.
On a side note though, one of my friends thought this line was somewhat worrisome:
"A Muslim-American saved us when our own people were on the train and didn't do anything," Adler said."
AA- Amy,
"but at times it's like people try to pretend that nobody else on the train exists."
How true and how sad! And that seems to be a microcosm of life (especially in most developed nations), no?
AA- Brownsandokan,
"On a side note though, one of my friends thought this line was somewhat worrisome:
"A Muslim-American saved us when our own people were on the train and didn't do anything," Adler said.""
Yeah, I also thought that line to be quite strange.
Was he referring to fellow Jewish passengers as his own people or other white passengers? If the former, I can't blame him cause in that same situation I would react similarly (ie. hold my fellow Muslim passengers to a higher standard and expectation).
However if it was the latter, I shake my head in disappointment at the subtle racism inherent in his remarks.
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