The New York stabbing | Michael Tomasky

Anyone surprised that a Muslim cab driver was stabbed in New York? If you are surprised, you've been sleepwalking the last two weeks.

The man, Ahmed Sharif, will survive. But from reports it seems clear that he was stabbed because of his religion. The passenger, Michael Enright, from an upstate town, asked the driver if he was Muslim. When he said yes, Enright produced a Leatherman tool and stabbed him repeatedly.

Sharif said:

"I feel very sad. I have been here more than 25 years. I have been...