Muslim teen helps catch man who hit Jewish woman

High school student Ahmed Khalifa, 17, was riding the Q train in Brooklyn, New York, when he saw Rayvon Jones, 31, slap a 56-year-old Jewish woman across the face. The attack drew blood and broke her glasses (she was reading a book) and she fell unconscious. Others on the train tried to help her, and Jones left the train at the next stop. Ahmed told the driver to call for help. Then he took off after the assailant.

The teen lost sight of Jones and tried (unsuccessfully) to flag down a police cruiser. But an Orthodox Jewish man in a car offered him help. They finally found Jones waiting at a bus stop and called police with his location. As Jones boarded the bus, police surrounded it. He kicked the doors and yelled threats, but was eventually arrested. Ahmed said, "Some people are like 'she's Jewish. Why did you help her?' I'm like everyone is equal. I treat everyone the same way."