Pregnant Muslim Attacked in Paris for Wearing Hijab, Protesters Express Rage

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Last Thursday, a young Muslim woman was attacked in the Paris suburb of Argenteuil for wearing a veil.

On Monday, her lawyer announced that the 21-year-old, who was four months pregnant, suffered a miscarriage and lost her baby.

Two men attacked the young woman in the middle of the street, trying to rip her headscarf, and was also said to have been kicked in the stomach.

On this note, angry protesters gathered in front of the town hall of Argenteuil to express their outrage at the rising attacks by Islamophobic groups.

"The latest attack was exactly the same as mine. The guys cross your path then they turn back and walk toward you and they pull off your headscarf or in my case the hijab then they hit you, throw you on the ground...," Rabia, a Muslim woman told Press TV.

The mayor of Argenteuil has strongly condemned the attacks, saying there is no place for Islamophobia in his town. However, the demonstrators say the groups of skinheads have been spotted in some central locations in Argenteuil.

"We are told that in France women's rights are respected...what we are seeing is that the attacks are becoming a kind of trend," a protester said.

Source: Press TV, edited by website team