Whenever there's a national or international terrorism event that resonates around the world, there's often hateful things that happen locally.
George Hunter and Charles E. Ramirez of the Detroit News report that the mood in two of Metro Detroit’s high-population Islamic communities, Dearborn and Hamtramck, is guarded in wake of the Paris attacks.
The News reports:
“Sometimes, I am afraid to go places, even though we are here in Michigan and in the United States,” said Dearborn resident Hind Abuhallawa, who is Muslim, as 13-year-old son Alaa Asad translated. She added she’s worried she or someone she knows could be targeted by someone seeking to retaliate against Arabs or Muslims for the terrorist attacks.
Malak Farhat, of Dearborn, who is Muslim, tells the News that some of the hateful comments on social social media raise concerns.
“I feel like we live in a country where we shouldn’t be afraid. But the things you see on social media scare us,” she said.
