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US man sentenced to 53 years for the murder of a Palestinian American child

The death of six-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi, a Palestinian American, has shone a light on instances of anti-Arab hate.

Al Jazeera

Hate crime landlord who killed Palestinian American boy in rage over Israel war sentenced to 53 years in prison

A jury convicted 73-year-old Joseph Czuba of murder and hate crime charges in the fatal stabbing of Wadee Alfayoumi, a Palestinian American, and his mother

The Independent UK

US man found guilty of hate crime murder of Palestinian-American boy

Wadee Alfayoumi died in hospital after he was stabbed 26 times with a military-style knife with a 7-inch (18cm) serrated blade on October 16, 2023

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Chicago Man Who Fatally Stabbed 6-Year-Old Palestinian Boy Found Guilty of Committing Hate Crime

Joseph Czuba, 73, was convicted of first-degree murder and hate crimes for the fatal stabbing of 6-year-old Wadea Al Fayoumi and the attack on his mother, a Palestinian-American family targeted amid a climate of anti-Palestinian rhetoric and media bias. 

Latin Times

Jury begins deliberations in trial of Illinois landlord charged with murdering Muslim boy

A jury in Illinois began deliberations on Friday in the criminal trial of a landlord charged in the brutal 2023 attack on a Palestinian American family that left a 6-year-old dead

The Independent UK

Illinois landlord charged with 2023 hate crime and murder of Palestinian American boy set for trial

An Illinois landlord charged with murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in a 2023 attack on a Palestinian American mother and her young son is expected at trial

The Independent UK

The 'Day of Jihad' That Never Came

One year ago, political figures spread a false terrorism panic that made everyone less free—and incited violence against a child.

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Anti-Muslim bias reports skyrocket after Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel

The Council on American-Islamic Relations has released its annual Civil Right Report. It details record-high instances of anti-Muslim hate in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

WEKU

Vigil held to honor slain Muslim boy as accused attacker appears in court in Illinois

An Illinois landlord charged with murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an October attack on a Palestinian American mother and her young son has appeared for a pretrial hearing

The Independent UK

Father of Palestinian boy stabbed 26 times files wrongful death lawsuit against alleged killer

Oday Al-Fayoume, father of Wadea Al-Fayoume, filed the lawsuit last month against Joseph Czuba, 71, over the October attack

The Independent UK

Father of 6-year-old Palestinian American boy fatally stabbed in Plainfield Township files wrongful-death lawsuit

Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, was killed, and his mother, 32, was critically injured Oct. 14. Their landlord, Joseph Czuba, 71, is charged in the attack.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden unveils new strategy to combat Islamophobia as Israel-Hamas war continues

The Biden White House is grappling with soaring criticism within the Muslim American community for its support of Israel’s ongoing military attack on Hamas in Gaza, as the Palestinian death toll, in the thousands, is rising.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois man charged with hate crime in fatal stabbing of Muslim boy, attack on mom

Joseph Czuba, 71, is charged in the fatal stabbing of 6-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume and the wounding of his mother Hanaan Shahin on Oct. 14.

WEKU

Landlord pleads not guilty to killing US Muslim boy, 6, and stabbing mother

Joseph Czuba charged with murder, attempted murder and hate crime in death of Wadea Al-Fayoume and wounding of his mother

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The Independent UK

Illinois man accused of fatally stabbing six year old Muslim boy pleads not guilty

Joseph Czuba is accused of murder, attempted murder, and of committing a hate crime

Chicago Sun-Times

Plainfield man charged with killing Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, wounding mother pleads not guilty

Joseph Czuba, 71, stabbed a Palestinian American mother and her young son, killing the boy, after blaming them for the war in the Middle East because of their Muslim faith, according to state prosecutors.

The Independent UK

Illinois man to appear in court on hate crime and murder charges in attack on Muslim mother and son

A man accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian American woman and her son is scheduled to appear in court following his indictment by an Illinois grand jury

The Independent UK

Grand jury indicts Illinois man on hate crime, murder charges in attack on Muslim mom, son

A grand jury in Illinois has indicted a man who is accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian-American woman and her son

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The Independent UK

Mother of Palestinian-American boy stabbed to death asks for ‘prayers for peace’

Hanaan Shahin, 32, was stabbed a dozen times in the vicious attack, allegedly carried out by her landlord Joseph Czuba

The Independent UK

Illinois mother recuperates after Palestinian American boy killed in attack police call a hate crime

A Palestinian American woman whose 6-year-old son was killed in what police are calling a hate crime in a Chicago suburb is asking the public to “pray for peace” as she recuperates from her injuries

The Independent UK

Mother of slain American-Palestinian boy, 6, is released from hospital

Hanaan Shahin, 32, was stabbed a dozen times in the vicious attack on October 14

The Guardian - US

Chicago religious leaders urge peace after killing of six-year-old Muslim boy

Muslim, Jewish and Christian leaders shook hands, talked and prayed together after killing of Wadea Al-Fayoume

The Independent UK

Biden speaks to family of murdered Palestinian-American boy as his mother recovers from stabbing

The president and first lady expressed ‘deepest condolences’ to family of Wadea Al-Fayoume

The Guardian - US

‘An all-American boy’: Classmates mourn six-year-old Muslim boy stabbed to death

Friends and family hold vigil for Wadea Al-Fayoume, a Palestinian American boy killed in an alleged hate crime in Illinois

Chicago Sun-Times

Slain Palestinian American boy remembered: ‘We are Plainfield strong; we are here for Wadea’

Tuesday night vigil honors 6-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume, who police said was killed by his family’s landlord because he was Muslim.

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