Attacker Cut Toronto Girl’s Hijab On Her Way To School

UPDATE: Toronto police say an 11-year-old girl's report of having her hijab cut by a scissors-wielding man as she walked to school last week did not happen. Police had been investigating the alleged incident as a hate crime and now say their investigation is concluded. Read the latest on this story.

ORIGINAL STORY: TORONTO — An 11-year-old Toronto girl said a scissors-wielding man came up behind her and cut her hijab repeatedly as she walked to school Friday, describing the incident as one that left her terrified and confused.

U.S. Military White Paper Describes Wearing Hijab as “Passive Terrorism”

A POLICY PAPER issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory, titled Countering Violent Extremism: Scientific Methods & Strategies, includes a chapter setting forth controversial and unsubstantiated theories of radicalization, including the idea that support for militant groups is driven by “sexual deprivation” and that headscarves worn by Muslim women represent a form of “passive terrorism.”

St George's Day Declaration By Christian-Muslim Groups: 'Hijab Should Be As Welcome As Bangers And Mash'

The hijab should be as welcome as "bangers and mash" in England, a coalition of religious groups and campaigners have said, in an appeal for unity to mark St George's Day.

Groups including the Muslim Council of Britain and inter-faith organisation the Christian Muslim Forum said the saint has been "hijacked"by groups on the "extreme right", like the British National Party and the English Defence League, seeking to use him as a "symbol of triumphalism and division".