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A home that looks perfect, until bigotry rears its ugly head
A home that looks perfect, until bigotry rears its ugly head
By Petula Dvorak Columnist
@petulad
July 4 at 4:28 PM
Over a long weekend of fireworks, face paint and flags, Fernando Herboso couldn’t stop thinking about the new America he encountered last week. ... Herboso, 58, and his brother Carlos have their own real estate agency, and they were showing a Muslim couple — a U.S. military veteran and his wife — a sweet home in Frederick, Md., that seemed just perfect.
The neighborhood even had a clubhouse with a party room, an exercise room, tennis courts and a pool. Carlos took the couple there to check it out.
Turns out, the neighborhood also had hate. ... A woman lounging at the pool took one look at his client’s hijab and said it loud and clear: ... “We don’t want Muslims in our clubhouse. Take off that robe over your head!” she boomed.
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Islamophobic attacks and other hate crimes are spiking sharply in the United States, especially since Donald Trump began suggesting that America ban all Muslims.
By Petula Dvorak Columnist
@petulad
July 4 at 4:28 PM
Over a long weekend of fireworks, face paint and flags, Fernando Herboso couldn’t stop thinking about the new America he encountered last week. ... Herboso, 58, and his brother Carlos have their own real estate agency, and they were showing a Muslim couple — a U.S. military veteran and his wife — a sweet home in Frederick, Md., that seemed just perfect.
The neighborhood even had a clubhouse with a party room, an exercise room, tennis courts and a pool. Carlos took the couple there to check it out.
Turns out, the neighborhood also had hate. ... A woman lounging at the pool took one look at his client’s hijab and said it loud and clear: ... “We don’t want Muslims in our clubhouse. Take off that robe over your head!” she boomed.
....
Islamophobic attacks and other hate crimes are spiking sharply in the United States, especially since Donald Trump began suggesting that America ban all Muslims.
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