“I actually couldn’t believe this was happening,” she told BuzzFeed News. The company says it was a mistake. A Muslim teenager has filed a human rights complaint after a barista at a Minnesota Starbucks gave her a cup with “ISIS” written on it instead of her name. On July 1, Aishah and a friend were at a Starbucks inside a Target store in St. Paul. The 19-year-old, who asked that her last name not be used due to safety concerns, said the barista asked her to repeat her name when taking the order. But when Aishah was handed her drink, it came with “ISIS” written on it instead of her name. “I felt a lot of emotions, and shock was the main one because I actually couldn’t believe this was happening,” she told BuzzFeed News. She said she thinks it happened because she was wearing a hijab and a face mask. “This is a reminder that Islamophobia is alive and present in our communities,” said Mohamed Ibrahim, deputy director of the Minnesota chapter of Council on American–Islamic Relations, at a Monday press conference about the incident. The organization helped Aishah file a complaint with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights the same day. (…) This is at least the second time a Muslim customer has had “ISIS” written on their cup at a Starbucks. Last August, a man dressed in a Middle Eastern tunic told a barista at a Philadelphia Starbucks that his name was Aziz. He was handed a drink bearing the terrorist organization’s acronym.
via buzzfeed: A Muslim 19-Year-Old Received A Starbucks Cup With “ISIS” Written On It