Eight female Muslim students were the victims of a hate crime Thursday night when three males threw water on them and screamed derogatory statements, police said.<\/p>\n
The UC Berkeley students were stargazing from the Vista Parking Lot at the Lawrence Hall of Science when they were confronted by three white males in a black car about 10:30 p.m., said UC police Capt. Patrick Carroll.<\/p>\n
The males sprayed the victims with water and threw water bottles at them before driving off, police said.<\/i><\/p>\n
8 Female Muslims Victims of Hate Crime<\/a> Fifty students flocked to Crossroads Dining Commons last night to protest dining staff who tried to kick out a Sikh student for carrying his ceremonial dagger while eating his lunch last week.<\/p>\n Dozens of students donned the daggers to rebuff the dining staff\u00d5s actions, which they called discriminatory and an attack on civil liberties.<\/p>\n Last Friday, freshman Mansheel Singh was told to remove his Kirpan\u00d1a ceremonial dagger devout Sikhs are required to wear at all times\u00d1by two Crossroads staff members.<\/p>\n The dining staff told Singh he would not be allowed inside the DC until he removed his 7-inch Kirpan, even after he explained that it was a religious article he could not take off, Singh said.<\/i><\/p>\n Students Rail Scrutiny of Sikh<\/a> EDITOR’S NOTE: Andrea Armstrong graduated from North Bend High School and was voted the Midwestern League girls basketball most valuable player her senior season in 1999-2000.<\/p>\n ORLANDO, Fla. – Andrea Armstrong doesn’t look like the enemy, yet she stands accused of being a traitor. She doesn’t act like the enemy, yet she’s been insulted, threatened and stalked.<\/p>\n Her crime? Wanting to play basketball at South Florida while being true to her religion:<\/p>\n Islam.<\/p>\n “I swear, I’ll send my degree back to USF if they cave on this. But then, she’d need to shave her beard and moustache off.”<\/p>\n That was one of the many chat-room e-mails sent to Armstrong. She is one of the first American athletes in the post Sept. 11 era who wants to practice Islam in public. Judging by the reaction, Muslims aren’t the only ones who should be worried.<\/i><\/p>\n Commentary: The enemy is not on the court<\/a> Passengers on a Moscow-Hurghada flight refused to fly to Egypt until a woman dressed in a hijab, traditional Muslim dress, was taken off the plane.<\/p>\n Several minutes before take-off a group of five people, including a woman dressed in a hijab, boarded the Tu-154 passenger jet belonging to Krasnoyarsk Airlines, the NTV television network reported on Thursday morning. The five were reportedly students from the southern Russian republic of Dagestan that neighbors Chechnya.<\/p>\n The plane took off only after the group of passengers was put on another flight. <\/i><\/p>\n
\nBy MARY-KAMEKO SHIBATA
\nThe Daily Californian
\nContributing Writer
\nMonday, September 20, 2004<\/p>\n
\nBy SONJA SHARP
\nThe Daily Californian
\nContributing Writer
\nFriday, September 24, 2004<\/p>\n
\nThe Register-Guard
\nEugene, Oregon
\nFriday, September 24, 2004<\/p>\n