I live in Castro Valley, CA-part of the Bay Area. A place you would usually consider to be fairly progressive and liberal. Sadly this doesn't appear to be the case. This has been making the rounds on my friends feeds this morning, and it occurred at Lake Chabot where Mr. Albeshari was praying:
https://www.facebook.com/rasheedalbeshari/videos/vb.100001507583265/956276454432598/?type=2&theater
My wife says she's heard that this woman actually is somewhat known in the area and very vocally confronts people to tell them they are evil and going to Hell.
EDIT:
Here's a link to a story about this, actually.
http://www.arabamericannews.com/new...l#st_refDomain=www.facebook.com&st_refQuery=/
After praying, this lady approached us and started yelling at us that we're brainwashed for believing in Allah, "Allah is evil" she said. I started video taping her, I ,also, was hit by an umbrella before taking a shower of coffee right on my face. And what happened next was this..
https://www.facebook.com/rasheedalbeshari/videos/vb.100001507583265/956276454432598/?type=2&theater
My wife says she's heard that this woman actually is somewhat known in the area and very vocally confronts people to tell them they are evil and going to Hell.
EDIT:
Here's a link to a story about this, actually.
http://www.arabamericannews.com/new...l#st_refDomain=www.facebook.com&st_refQuery=/
Alameda County, CA – It was supposed to be another normal Sunday at the park for Rasheed Albeshari and his friends, until they were attacked by a local woman because of their Islamic faith.
Albeshari and his pals frequent Lake Chabot often, a quiet regional park in Alameda County.
But around 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 6, they were attacked by a woman who appeared disgruntled after she witnessed Albeshari’s pals praying on grass.
Albeshari was waiting in the car for his three friends to finish their prayers when he seen a woman confront them. She had been walking on the sidewalk and appeared ruffled that the Muslim men were praying in the park.
“She was saying ‘Allah is Satan and you are all murderers,’ Albeshari recalled.
Albeshari went up to the local woman and began taping the confrontation on his cell phone.
“One of my friends was trying to tell her ‘We believe in Jesus. We love Jesus,’ Albeshari said.
But those words fueled the woman’s animosity even more. A park ranger disrupted the argument and asked the woman to move away from them.
Instead, the woman assaulted Albeshari with an umbrella and threw coffee in his face. He captured the tail end of the incident on video.
Police were called onto the scene and a report was filed. According to Albeshari, the District Attorney’s office was looking into the incident for a possible hate crime charge.
"That's one of the main reasons why we love the Bay area. It's people from all around the planet," said Albeshari. “I never thought this would ever happen to me here. It’s a very uncomfortable feeling.”
Albeshari still believes the majority of Americans are more accepting than what had transpired with the woman at the park. He was relieved to see an outpour of support from Americans when he posted the video of his encounter on Facebook.
“I see a lot support and I like how people have reacted to it,” Albeshari said. “It made me feel safe. But after this point, you still have to be very careful. What if it was a woman or a kid in my situation, what would’ve happened?”