INDIANA – A Muslim Purdue University professor was attacked Saturday night by a man and woman in a car chase, forcing the professor to re-consider his stay in the US.

“I will not stay here if I don’t see justice,” the 37-year-old Canadian citizen of Egyptian heritage, who asked that his identity be kept private, told Journal & Courier on Wednesday, September 7.

“This country is not safe. There is no justice now.”

The incident started about 5:45 pm Saturday in the West Lafayette Wal-Mart parking lot and ended in the his driveway, where a man punched and kicked the professor while the woman yelled from the driver’s seat, “Kill him! Kill him!”

The victim said he had just backed out of a parking space in the West Lafayette Wal-Mart parking lot when a woman driving a gold Cadillac honked, passed him and cursed at him.

“They yelled at me like, ‘Go home, f—ing foreigner,'” said the victim. “I don’t know why she yelled at me.”

“They chased me until my driveway,” said the victim, “and they attempted to kill me on my driveway.”

The victim got out of his car in his drive, turned toward his pursuers and asked, “What’s wrong?”

That’s when Gregory punched him, knocking him to the ground and kicked him in the head and back while the professor’s children watched from the garage in terror, the victim said.

Fortunately, the professor said, three of his neighbors witnessed the attack.

Hate Crime

Police arrived shortly and arrested 21-year-old Austin Bradley Gregory on preliminary charges of misdemeanor battery.

The attacker was released Sunday morning after posting a $250 bond.

However, the woman who drove the car all the way went free, according to court documents.

The victim shared his experience with a Muslim friend, who reported it to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a civil rights organization for Muslims. That organization on Wednesday called for the woman’s arrest.

The council also called for Indiana to adopt hate laws that enhance sentences for crimes that target victims based on their religion, race or sexual orientation.

“I don’t want to take it to the political side,” the professor said.

Muslims make up 1% of America’s 322 million population, according to Pew Research center.

Anti-Muslim sentiments have reached an all-time high after the rise of the so-called Islamic State, formerly known as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Moreover, the Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, has added to increasing anti-Muslim sentiments.

Trump’s views on immigration have sparked controversy nationwide, especially his proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the US.