{"id":358,"date":"2007-12-12T12:09:24","date_gmt":"2007-12-12T12:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/2007\/12\/muslim-students-aid-in-nyc-sub.php"},"modified":"2007-12-12T12:09:24","modified_gmt":"2007-12-12T12:09:24","slug":"muslim-students-aid-in-nyc-sub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2007\/12\/muslim-students-aid-in-nyc-sub","title":{"rendered":"Muslim Student’s Aid in NYC Subway Attack on Jews Leads to Interfaith Friendship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Associated Press – December 12, 2007 <\/strong>
\nNEW YORK – A suspected bias attack on four Jewish subway riders in New York City has resulted in a friendship between the Jewish victims and the Muslim college student who came to their aid.
\nWalter Adler is calling Hassan Askari a hero for intervening when Adler and three friends were assaulted on a subway train in lower Manhattan on Friday night.
\nThe altercation erupted when Adler and his friends said “Happy Chanukah” to a group yelling “Merry Christmas” on the Brooklyn-bound train.
\nThe 20-year-old Askari said he tried to fight off the 10 attackers, giving Adler a chance to summon police by pulling an emergency brake.
\n“I did what I thought was right,” said Askari, a student at Berkeley College in Manhattan, who was allegedly punched and beaten. “I did the best that I could to help.”
\nEight men and two women have pleaded not guilty to assault, menacing and other charges in the case. Prosecutors have said the charges could be upgraded to hate crimes.
\n“That a random Muslim kid helped some Jewish kids, that’s what’s positive about New York,” said Adler, 23, who suffered a broken nose and a lip wound.
\nCopyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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