By Umar Farooq</p> <p>WASHINGTON (AA) – Criminal charges are pending after a Muslim teen refugee was so severely beaten by another high school student she required treatment at a hospital for a concussion.</p> <p>Video of the assault last week went viral on Facebook and showed the hijab-wearing teen come out of the bathroom stall at Chartiers Valley High School. The school is located just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. </p> <p>The Muslim was confronted by another girl in a purple shirt who had been trying to use stall to use an electronic cigarette.</p> <p>The altercation turned violent when the attacker pushed the Syrian refugee. After trying to fight back, she is pushed to the ground by the other girl and beaten.</p> <p>The Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organization, demanded Monday federal authorities investigate the matter as a hate crime. The group is helping the victim's family with legal support.</p> <p>"After this video she was beaten up some more, and she had go to go to the hospital," Zohra Lasania, program director at CAIR-Pittsburg told Anadolu Agency.</p> <p>Lasania said teen is now home recovering from her injuries. </p> <p>Her family fled Syria and spent two years in a refugee camp before being granted entry to the United States.</p> <p>"They were fleeing anarchy, violence, and the complete breakdown of the social system, governing system so they came to a civilized place and we all assured them this is the most civilized place in the world,” Safdar Khwaja, president of CAIR-Pittsburg, told local media. “To see this kind of violence take place, it’s very disappointing."</p> <p>Police are investigating the incident but a law enforcement official said the incident does not appear to be religiously or racially motivated.</p> <p>CAIR noted otherwise, and reported an unprecedented spike in bigotry targeting Muslim-Americans, immigrants and other minority groups since U.S. President Donald Trump took office.</p> <p>The group recorded a 17 percent increase in anti-Muslim bias incidents nationwide in 2017 compared to 2016. Additionally, it reported a 15 percent increase in hate crimes targeting American Muslims, including children, youth and families, during the same period.</p> <p>
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