A heavily pregnant woman has been hospitalised in France after being assaulted by two men in what her husband claims was an 'Islamophobic act ' . One of the attackers hit 29-year-old Kedidja , who was wearing a headscarf , several times and threw her to the ground as she dropped her two children off at school in Toulouse , La Depeche reports . Her husband Munir says they grabbed her hair and pulled at her veil while yelling 'none of that here ' at the nine-months-pregnant woman who is due to give birth in mid-April . She is now recovering and her unborn baby is believed to be unharmed , but her husband revealed that she has not stopped crying since the attack on Tuesday morning . Brutal : Two men attacked heavily pregnant Kedidja ( not pictured ) in Toulouse , France in what her husband denounced as an 'Islamophobic act ' He added : 'My wife had just put our two daughters to school , one in kindergarten and one in elementary school . 'Upon leaving , she met two young men . One of them grabbed her hair , pulled on her veil and insulted her . 'After the final few blows and a some more insults - including death threats - the two boys ran away , leaving her extremely shocked . ' The assailant 's friend reportedly stopped the attack from continuing before the pair shouted racist abuse and threatened to kill her . 33-year-old Munir described himself and his wife as 'French and Muslim ' said the men took offence to the headscarf even though she was dressed conventionally in tracksuit bottoms and a jacket . Their local MP Christophe Borgel was outraged after hearing about the attack and claims that it was 'without a doubt ' racially motivated . He told The Local : ' I was shocked to learn of this attack . This French woman of Muslim faith was attacked because she was wearing the traditional headscarf . ' 'France does not tolerate any kind of racist attack , France will not tolerate any kind of aggression based on the religion of one of its citizens . Racially motivated : Her husband Munir says they grabbed her hair and pulled at her veil while yelling 'none of that here ' at the woman who is nine months pregnant ( file photo , victim not pictured ) Banned : Islamic clothing has been a divisive issue in France and the country banned full-face veils from all public areas in 2010 ( pictured in 2010 ) ' I condemn this act of extreme cowardice and inhumanity in the strongest terms . ' There was a similarly violent incident in June 2013 when a pregnant Muslim woman was assaulted in the suburbs of Paris by two alleged 'skinheads ' for wearing a face-veil . The woman tragically suffered a miscarriage but it remained unclear with she lost her baby directly because of the attack . Islamic clothing has been a divisive issue in France and the country banned full-face veils from all public areas in 2010 after outlawing headscarves from all state schools in 2004 . But French authorities have been concerned by a rise in Islamophobia since the horrific terror attacks in Paris in January . In the two weeks following the shootings there were 128 anti-Muslim incidents registered , which is almost the same number as in the whole of 2014 .
Attackers pulled 29-year - old baby 's veil and threw her to the ground . They also placed a knife on her and threatened to kill her as they escaped . Baby is unharmed but her husband says she has not stopped crying since . French authorities are concerned about increase in Islamophobic activity . these incidents were reported in two weeks after January attacks in Paris .