Muslim Cab Driver Stabbed in NY

[Pioneer]

A New York City cab driver was attacked Tuesday evening just after 6 p.m. by a passenger who asked him if he was Muslim, says the NYPD.According to police, passenger Michael Enright, a 21-year-old from Brewster, New York, hailed a taxi at 24th Street and Second Avenue in Manhattan driven by Ahmed Sharif, a resident of Queens. As the cab headed north on Third Avenue, Enright allegedly asked Sharif, who is of South Asian origin, "Are you Muslim?" When Sharif confirmed that he was Muslim, police say, Enright stabbed him multiple times with a Leatherman knife.According to a statement from the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, which represents drives, Enright allegedly screamed "Assalamu Alaikum," a common Islamic greeting meaning "Peace be upon you," before slashing Sharif across the face, neck and shoulders. Sharif also sustained defensive wounds to the arm and hand. Police said Sharif, 43, was able to pull the car over and temporarily lock Enright, who had been drinking, in the back seat before summoning help. Enright was lying in the street blocking traffic when apprehended by an off-duty police officer.Both Sharif and Enright were taken to Bellevue Hospital, Enright for psychiatric evaluation. Enright was classified as an EDP, an emotionally-disturbed person, at the hospital. "I feel very sad," said Sharif, according to the Taxi Workers Alliance. "I have been here more than 25 years. I have been driving a taxi more than 15 years. All my four kids were born here. I never felt this hopeless and insecure before."

"It is only Muslims who are so krazy and always attacking people, no one else can do any wrong" /Bossbhai

[yoda]

I wish Islamic terrorists only slashed people's faces instead of blowing up world trade centers and taj hotels and parliament buildings. :winky:

[Pioneer]

I wish Islamic terrorists only slashed people's faces instead of blowing up world trade centers and taj hotels and parliament buildings. :winky:

Ok

[Clarke]

Park 51 has hit the nerve.

[Texy]

This is nothing compared to the muslim guy in Seattle 2 yrs ago screaming allah hu akbar and randomly shooting at a Jewish center killing 1 woman... nothing compared to that muslim guy in Fort hood screaming allah hu akbar and killing 13 soldiers waiting to be treated at the clinic