First American Olympian To Wear Hijab, Turns On Us With One Sickening Move [VIDEO] Ibtihaj Muhammad is the first American Muslim to compete in the Olympics in hijab, after the United States gave her special permission to break dress code. That didnt stop the New Jersey native from turning on our country the moment she arrived in Rio. [I feel unsafe] all the time, she said in an interview. I had someone follow me home from practice and try to report me to the police. And this is right on 28th and 7th in New York City. I want people to know that as hard as [these racist incidents] are on me, they dont come even close to things weve seen like the shooting in North Carolina or the rhetoric around the Khan family at the DNC. Its ridiculous and we as a country have to change and I feel like this is our moment. Muhammad also said she hopes that the fact that she is competing in the Olympics makes life easier for Muslims in the United States. Im hoping that with my first-time appearance as a member of Team USA here at the Olympics, Im hoping that the rhetoric around the Muslim community will change, she concluded. What do you think of Muhammads comments? 