Taxi driver Ahmed Sharif, bottom right, speaks to the media, surrounded by supporters, on the steps of City Hall in New York, Thursday. Michael Enright, who once volunteered with a group that promotes interfaith tolerance, was charged Wednesday with using a folding knife to attack Sharif after he said he was Muslim. (Seth Wenig/AP)
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