Mohamed Yusuf is fighting for his life after alleged attack by passenger who said he did not like driver’s first name

A Somali-American Uber driver was allegedly brutally assaulted by a passenger in Hopkins, Minnesota, on Saturday, in what his family says “appears to be a hate crime”.

The driver, Mohamed Yusuf, is currently hospitalized and fighting for his life, his family told the Somali Brief, a digital news site run by two Somali American journalists. The driver’s cousin, Abdinasir Ali told the outlet that the alleged attack took place early Saturday after a passenger in Hopkins, a suburban city south-west of Minneapolis, asked Yusuf’s name and then said he did not like the name Mohamed.