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An Iranian businesswoman living in an exclusive Long Island neighborhood says local officials and neighbors waged a harsh campaign to drive her out of town — because she’s Muslim.

Insurance broker Farah Amid, 51, claims Old Brookville officials conspired to block the renovation of her storm-damaged $11.3 million estate, and that other residents spray-painted Christian crosses on her trees, according to a suit filed last week in federal court in Central Islip.

Village officials constantly tried to derail her renovation plans, costing her $7 million, she claims.

And a neighbor banged on her palatial mansion’s door, shouting that Amid was “trash,” she should “should go back to wherever [she] came from” and that “your people should not live in a place like Old Brookville,” court papers said.

Amid, a single mom who was formerly married to a Jewish husband, also claims one neighbor dumped dog feces on her property in an attempt to intimidate her.

Village officials could not be reached for comment.

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