By John Lauinger, Jonathan Lemire, Melissa Grace and Bill Hutchinson (NY Daily News) Michael Enright, 21, of upstate Brewster, was charged with felony attempted murder as a hate crime — among other crimes — after the sick attack on Ahmed Sharif, 43, Tuesday night.
Enright slashed Sharif across the face, arm and hand after asking the Bangladesh-born cabbie if he was Muslim and then saying ‘As-salaam alaikum’ – which means ‘peace be unto you’ in Arabic, cops said.
In an odd twist, Enright was a volunteer for Intersections International, a Manhattan-based group that promotes peace among different religions. A spokesman confirmed he was filming for the group, which recently threw its support behind the controversial Park 51 mosque project near Ground Zero.
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