ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A woman was forced to remove her hijab after a man threatened to set her on fire with a lighter near the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor.
Ann Arbor police said the incident happened in the 600 block of East William near S. State Street between 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday.
Police said the man approached the victim and demanded she remove her hijab or he would set her on fire. The woman complied and was able to leave the area.
The University of Michigan is warning students to watch their surroundings. It issued a campus safety alert. The threat leaves most students, regardless of religious faith, disturbed.
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http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/woman-forced-to-remove-hijab-after-man-threatens-to-set-her-on-fire-in-ann-arbor
