‘I’m a Nazi:’ Calgary teacher fends off racial attack in Manitoba, posts video
WINNIPEG — A teacher who came to Canada from Bangladesh eight years ago says a man who claimed to be a Nazi launched racist verbal attacks at her for wearing a hijab during a visit to Manitoba this summer.
Kaniz Fatima of Calgary posted video of the encounter on social media this week and says women who wear hijabs need to be prepared for such comments.
She says she was with relatives on July 2 near Pinawa, about 95 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg. They were driving around looking for scenic spots and asked a man in a parking lot for directions.
Fatima says the man quickly became abusive and told her he was a Nazi, then ordered her to take off her hijab and go back to her country.