The death of an Indian American pushed to her death into an oncoming subway train because her suspected attacker mistakenly thought she was Muslim is part of a larger trend.
Sunando Sen had just attained her American dream having opened her own small business, a print shop.
AlJazeera reports the number of violent attacks against Muslim Americans is nearing record highs not seen since 9/11.
Murtaza Hussain wrote:
The sad, inescapable truth is that Sen will likely not be the last victim of the accelerating phenomena of violence against Muslims in the United States – the only question today is how far into the darkness America must travel before it decides to take a stand against it.