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Challenging the Ignorance of a Hate Attack
On September 21, I took a walk with a friend near Central Park after dropping off my wife and 1-year-old son. A group of young men on bikes saw my turban and beard – distinctly identifiable features of a devout Sikh – and yelled "Osama" and "Terrorist" before grabbing my beard and punching my face and torso, leaving me with a fractured jaw and other injuries. This isn't the community I've been welcomed by and gotten to know over the past few years, as demonstrated by the bystanders who intervened on my behalf. Nor is it representative of my regular personal and professional interactions. Why did this happen?