An “Islamophobic hate crime” made headlines across Canada after a hijab-wearing mom in London, Ontario was shouted at, spat upon and had her hijab pulled off at a grocery store. Media outlets rushed to report the incident as an appalling hate crime, while members of local Muslim groups were interviewed about Muslim victimization. But then came a sudden radio silence from media and authorities.

As it turns out, the attacker needed an interpreter when she appeared in court, a Farsi interpreter. Farsi is the predominant language in Iran, suggesting that the attacker was Muslim herself. In the report below by Andrew Lawton, he is careful to indicate that the investigation is ongoing, unlike the journalists and politicians who eagerly jumped to conclusions about the attack being a hate crime. The victim even stated that she now worries about the safety of all Muslim women who wear the hijab.

No one should face the trauma of being attacked by anyone, but the eagerness of the mass media to jump on this story as an anti-Muslim hate crime before any investigation is dismaying. In addition, hate crimes against Jews and blacks are far more common, so it is an injustice to inflate the incidence of “Islamophobia” into a ubiquitous social ill in the west. Even worse is the pairing together of potential backlash against Muslims following jihadi attacks with the task of identifying and fighting a very real war on terror. They are different phenomena that need different tactics in addressing.

In contrasting the coverage of the so-called hate crime in London, it is ludicrous that Omar Mateen’s motives are still being questioned, in the face of overwhelming evidence of his jihadist motives. Mateen slaughtered 49 people and injured dozens more while proclaiming allegiance to the Islamic State; he cased Disney and the Pulse as possible targets before the shooting spree; and there were prior revelations of his violent jihadist intentions via FB before the attack. In addition, it is egregious that cover-ups of pertinent information that further reveal Mateen’s clear motive are ongoing.

Media, politicians and members our society are being increasingly brainwashed and/or intimidated into dhimmitude, which only serves to aid and abet stealth and violent jihadists.

“EXCLUSIVE: Media suddenly SILENT about that Islamophobic “hate crime” in London — could THIS be why?”, by Andrew Lawton, The Rebel, June 30, 2016: