According to CNN, Hamid was sitting in the stands directly behind Trump and stood up when he suggested that Syrians fleeing the war in their country were affiliated with the Islamic State terror group.
Televised images showed Hamid wearing the Muslim head covering along with a shirt that read, "Salam. I come in peace." Stitched to the garment was a yellow Star of David that evoked memories of badges that Jews were forced to wear during the Holocaust. The word "Muslim" was printed on the star.
The video also showed Hamid being escorted from the rally while Trump supporters waved signs bearing his name and, in some cases, heckled her.
Hamid later told CNN one man shouted, "Get out. Do you have a bomb? Do you have a bomb?" Hamid, however, also said that as she was being led out, one woman reached over to shake her hand and told her, "I'm so sorry this is happening to you."
Hamid told the network she sincerely believed that if people got to know each other one on one, they'd stop being afraid of each other. She said the incident was a vivid example of what happens when "you start using this hateful rhetoric and how it can incite a crowd."
VOA
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