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Muslim boy killed in Chicago hate crime remembered as playful and kind

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Wadea Al-Fayoume died after being stabbed in an alleged hate crime following the onset of the Israel-Hamas war. He had just turned 6. The brutal act by his family’s landlord in a Chicago suburb drew condemnation from local officials and the White House.

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  1. KVIA El Paso

    Mourners in heavily Palestinian Chicago suburb remember Muslim boy killed as kind, energetic (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By CLAIRE SAVAGE, MELISSA PEREZ WINDER and SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) — Crowds of mourners in a heavily Palestinian Chicago suburb paid respects Monday to a 6-year-old Muslim boy killed in an alleged hate crime, hours after authorities revealed new details about the evidenc…

  2. New York Times

    Funeral Planned for Illinois Boy Killed in Suspected Anti-Muslim Hate Crime (opens New York Times)

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    The family of Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, was set to mourn him at a funeral in suburban Chicago. The man accused in the boy’s death was scheduled to appear in court.

  3. KESQ Palm Springs

    A 6-year-old Palestinian-American was stabbed 26 times for being Muslim, police say. His mom couldn’t go to his funeral because she was stabbed, too (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Holly Yan, Brad Parks, Lauren Mascarenhas and Virginia Langmaid, CNN Joliet, Illinois (CNN) — Loved ones and strangers united in grief Monday at the funeral of a 6-year-old Chicago-area boy who was killed because he was Muslim, officials say.

  4. Local News 8

    The 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy who authorities say was fatally stabbed by his landlord because he was Muslim will be buried today (opens Local News 8)

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    By Chris Boyette, Keith Allen and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A funeral and burial will be held Monday for the 6-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed when his Chicago-area landlord allegedly attacked him and his mother because the family is Muslim.

  5. East Idaho News

    6-year-old Palestinian-American boy fatally stabbed by his landlord because he was Muslim, authorities say (opens East Idaho News)

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    (CNN) — A funeral and burial will be held Monday for the 6-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed when his Chicago-area landlord allegedly attacked him and his mother because the family is Muslim. Family members will be joined by interfaith leaders, community members and officials in remembering 6-yea…

  6. WSVN Miami

    A 6-year-old Palestinian-American was stabbed 26 times for being Muslim, police say. His mom couldn’t go to his funeral because she was stabbed, too - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    Joliet, Illinois (CNN) — Loved ones and strangers united in grief Monday at the funeral of a 6-year-old Chicago-area boy who was killed because he was Muslim,

  7. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Mourners in heavily Palestinian Chicago suburb remember Muslim boy killed as kind, energetic | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Mourners in heavily Palestinian Chicago suburb remember Muslim boy killed as kind, energetic

  8. NPR

    Mourners gather for 6-year-old Palestinian American boy who was fatally stabbed (opens NPR)

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    A 6-year-old Palestinian American boy was fatally stabbed and his mother serious injured in a Chicago suburb over the weekend in what authorities are calling a hate-crime killing.

  9. The Times of Israel

    Chicago-area Palestinians mourn Muslim boy, 6, allegedly killed over Gaza war (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Wadea Al-Fayoume recalled as kind and energetic; attorney says landlord, angered by Middle East violence, stabbed child and mother after she suggested they 'pray for peace'

  10. Christian Science Monitor

    Muslim boy killed in Chicago hate crime remembered as playful and kind (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Wadea Al-Fayoume died after being stabbed in an alleged hate crime following the onset of the Israel-Hamas war. He had just turned 6. The brutal act by his family’s landlord in a Chicago suburb drew condemnation from local officials and the White House.

  11. Foxla

    Mourners in heavily Palestinian Chicago suburb remember Muslim boy killed as kind and energetic (opens Foxla)

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    Wadea Al-Fayoume, who had recently had a birthday, died Saturday after being stabbed dozens of times, allegedly by his family's landlord.

  12. NBC New York

    Illinois Muslim boy stabbed in hate crime remembered as kind, energetic (opens NBC New York)

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    Wadea Al-Fayoume, who had recently celebrated his 6th birthday, died Saturday at his home in Plainfield, Illinois after being stabbed dozens of times in a brutal attack officials are describing as a hate crime.

  13. Foxla

    Boy killed in alleged hate crime because of his faith remembered as kind, playful (opens Foxla)

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    Wadea Al-Fayoume, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy who authorities allege was stabbed 26 times by his landlord in response to escalating right-wing rhetoric on the Israel-Hamas war was being remembered as a kind child.

  14. NBC Chicago

    Chicago, suburban Palestinian communities remember Muslim boy killed in hate crime as kind, energetic (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Wadea Al-Fayoume, who had recently celebrated his 6th birthday, died Saturday at his home in Plainfield, Illinois after being stabbed dozens of times in a brutal attack officials are describing as a hate crime.

  15. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Mourners in Palestinian Chicago suburb remember Muslim boy who was killed as kind, energetic (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- Crowds of mourners in a heavily Palestinian Chicago suburb paid respects Monday to a 6-year-old Muslim boy killed in an alleged hate crime, hours after authorities revealed new details about the evidence used to charge the family's landlord with stabbing the child and his mother.

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