Muslim woman in religious garb set on fire while shopping

September 12, 2016

A Muslim woman wearing religious clothing was set on fire by a stranger as she perused the windows on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan over the weekend, police sources said Monday.

Cops are still trying to determine whether the incident was a hate crime motivated by her religion, a source said.

Nemariq Alhinai, 35, was walking in front of Valentino’s department store at 9 p.m. Saturday when she felt a warm sensation on her left arm, the sources said. She looked down and noticed her blouse was on fire.

She patted out the flames and then saw an unknown man standing next to her with a lighter in hand. The man walked away on East 54th Street. Police are looking for the suspect, law enforcement sources said.

Last week, a Brooklyn woman who goes by the name Mary Magadalene was hit with hate-crime charges after allegedly punching, kicking and trying to rip the veils off two Muslim women who were pushing baby carriages in Bath Beach.

“Get the f–k out of America, b—–s, you don’t belong here!” the 32-year-old suspect allegedly shouted, pushing aside the baby carriages with the children still inside.

The suspect, whose real name is Emirjeta Xhelili, then attacked the women, 23 and 24, near the intersection of 20th and Cropsey avenues at about 1:30 p.m., officials said.

“This is the United States of America, you’re not supposed to be different from us,” she said, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Brooklyn district attorney.