The investigation into a reported attack on a religiously observant Muslim woman in Moscow has ended, according to a June 11, 2008 report by the web site Islam.ru. Yulduz Khaknazarova, a citizen of Uzbekistan and a student at the Moscow Islamic University whose case became a cause celebre for Russian Muslim activists, was attacked on May 11 at the Partizanskaya metro station while wearing a hijab. She claimed that three young people came up to her, made racist insults, and then hit her in the face with a metal object, breaking her nose. Her attackers then kicked and punched her multiple times in the stomach and face. She was taken to the emergency room of a nearby hospital with serious injuries.

Ms. Khaknazarova alleged that police at first tried to persuade her to pretend that she had been injured from a fall on the rails. A month later, police have officially determined that no attack took place. Russian Muslim activists continue their efforts to have the case re-opened.

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