Unity call to end hate attacks on Muslim Australians

People who have always called Australia home face heightened fear and hate, a Muslim leader says. (Glenn Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Childcare worker Ealaf Al-Easawi had been grocery shopping on her lunch break when a woman allegedly came up to her, slapped her across the face and shoved her to the ground in an unprovoked attack.

Ms Al-Easawi, who was wearing a hijab, had never seen her alleged attacker before.