Australian woman stands up for Muslim couple verbally assaulted on Sydney train

'Got nothing nice to say? don't say anything,' 23-year-old tells bully

An Australian woman stood up for a Muslim couple who was verbally attacked based on their religion on a train in Sydney.

A passenger began hurling horrible and hurtful insults at a middle-aged man and his wife, when Stacy Eden, 23, decided to step in and defend them.

 

A screen grab of the couple

The woman who attacked the couple said things such as “if I was in their country I would be stoned to death for wearing a dress,” according to Eden.

Eden said she missed her stop and stayed on the train to ensure the safety of the couple, who in turn was very grateful to her.

 



PHOTO COURTESY: STACY EDEN

The Islamophobia Register Australia group issued a statement praising Eden’s actions shortly after the incident was reported on Daily Mail Australia. The group reported that such incidents were fairly common.

A screengrab shows the woman who was bullying the couple

Eden shared a video of the entire incident online, in which she can be heard saying: "She wears it (her hijab) for herself, OK! She wears it because she wants to be modest with her body, not because of people like you who are going to sit there and disrespect her."

"No, you shut your mouth. You've got nothing nice to say, don't say anything, simple," she went on to argue.

The article originally appeared on Daily Mail.