Yasmin Seweid and the Pressure on Many Muslim Girls
Yasmin Seweid, a Muslim teenager who made international headlines after she claimed to be the victim of a hate-filled attack on the New York City subway earlier this month, was arrested on Wednesday after admitting to fabricating her story. She was arraigned at Manhattan Criminal Court early Thursday morning and appeared to be in shock, […]
Sister Of Teen Who Lied About Muslim Hate Crime Responds, Denouncing Police And Media
UPDATE: 11:03 a.m. EST – The sister of a Muslim woman who lied about being attacked in a New York City subway station over her religion posted a response about her sister’s arrest and subsequent fallout on Facebook. Sara Seweid said she didn’t know why her sister, Yasmin, had lied. The police should not have been involved, […]
New York City Muslim Hate Crime Was A Lie, Police Say
An 18-year-old Muslim college student who filed a police report Dec. 1 telling authorities she had been harassed and assaulted by three white men in an anti-Muslim hate crime on a New York City train was arrested Thursday when she admitted the whole ordeal was a lie. Yasmin Seweid was booked Wednesday after she came […]