Hijab-wearing woman says she’s fearful after being attacked in Ontario library [Video]

A Muslim woman who was attacked while studying in an Ajax library says the incident has left her terrified and worried about her family’s safety.

The woman has issued a statement through the National Council of Canadian Muslims, two days after the suspect in the attack allegedly tried to set her hijab on fire.

She says she is now gripped by fear, unable to sleep and afraid for her daughters, all of whom wear the hijab.

Durham Regional Police have said the woman was studying in the main branch of the Ajax Public Library on Saturday when she was allegedly approached by another woman who yelled profanities and threw objects at her head.

They said the 25-year-old suspect then tried to remove the woman’s hijab, poured …