Metro - Muslim women bear burden of stereotyping

Metro - Muslim women bear burden of stereotyping

"Shehnaz Khan wants to know why she’s called a terrorist.

Lately, snide comments about her Muslim faith have escalated, she said. Khan’s used to sneering looks, but not overhearing that all Muslims should be killed.

“I feel scared,” she told Metro. “Before, I didn’t feel like anything was going to happen to me physically.”

Khan, a student who works with Queens Muslim women’s group Turning Point for Women and Families, is part of “ARISE NY,” a teen-targeted campaign that is part of Turning Point's regular youth group for young Muslim women.