Toronto, Jan. 13 (TNS): Local police are investigating an attack on an 11-year-old Muslim girl whose hijab was repeatedly cut on her way to school, heightening pressure on Canadian governments to take further action against attacks on Muslims.<\/p>\n
An assailant, in two attempts within 10 minutes, cut the girl\u2019s hijab using scissors while she was walking to school with her brother on Friday, a Toronto police spokeswoman said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI felt confused, scared, terrified,\u201d Khawlah Noman, who is in Grade 6, told reporters at her school on Friday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI screamed. The man just ran away. We followed this crowd of people to be safe. He came again. He continued cutting my hijab again.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Toronto district school board said it was \u201cshocked\u201d to hear about the assault which Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne called a \u201ccowardly act of hatred\u201d that did not represent the province. Police did not have anyone in custody.<\/p>\n
The attack comes as Canada approaches the first anniversary of\u00a0a deadly shootingin a Quebec City mosque that killed six people at prayer. A French-Canadian university student has been charged as the sole suspect.<\/p>\n
Last month, a Quebec judge\u00a0suspended a law<\/u>\u00a0banning people from wearing niqabs and other face coverings while giving or receiving public services.<\/p>\n
Researchers have documented an increase in far-right extremist activity in\u00a0Canada<\/u>, much of it targeting Muslims.<\/p>\n
A survey conducted last year by Ontario\u2019s Human Rights Commission found that more people reported harbouring \u201cvery negative\u201d feelings about Muslims than about any other group.<\/p>\n
The National Council of Canadian Muslims has called on the federal government to declare 29 January, the day of the mosque shooting, a day of remembrance and action on Islamophobia. The government has not said whether it will do so.<\/p>\n
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