Muslim woman ejected from Donald Trump rally after silently protesting anti-Islamic rhetoric

A Muslim woman wearing a hijab was removed from a Donald Trump rally in South Carolina on Friday, CNN reports.

When the Republican presidential hopeful said Syrian refugees "probably are ISIS," Rose Hamid and a few other people silently stood, sporting badges made to look like the stars worn by Jewish people during the Holocaust. The crowd chanted "Trump!" as Hamid and others were escorted out.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.