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NBC Chicago: Boy and his mother stabbed in Plainfield Township were targeted because of their Islamic faith, police say

The Council on American–Islamic Relations, a Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, identified the mother and son as Hanaan Shahin and Wadea Al-Fayoume, who are both Palestinian-American. They had resided on the ground floor of the home for two years and had no notable issues with Czuba, their landlord, according to a statement from the advocacy group.

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WBEZ Chicago: Six-year-old Palestinian American boy in suburban Chicago killed in alleged hate crime

A Palestinian American boy and his mother were stabbed by their landlord, in their home on Saturday, October 14. The boy died and the mother is in critical condition. The accused killer yelled anti-Muslim epithets and stabbed the child 26 times. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that he had been listening to conservative talk radio about the Israel-Hamas war and had become concerned about his Muslim tenants.

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CAIR-Chicago Calls For Hate Crime Charge for "You Muslims Must Die" Killing Of Palestinian-American Child

The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today decried the stabbing to death of a six-year-old Palestinian-American boy and the stabbing of his mother as "our worst nightmare."

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CAIR-Chicago Reports Spike in Hate Messages, Community Concerns Received After Outbreak of Mideast Violence

The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today reported a disturbing spike in hate calls/emails, and community concern outreach since the outbreak of violence in the Middle East. CAIR-Chicago says the volume of hate messages - dozens per day over the past few days – rivals that received following the 9/11 terror attacks or the announcement of Trump’s “Muslim ban.”

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CAIR-Chicago Condemns Student Quran Burning in Naperville, Exposes RSS Hindutva Connection

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, Chicago (CAIR-Chicago), today expressed alarm regarding the recent reprehensible Quran-burning incident by a student in Naperville, Illinois, and warned of a troubling connection to the RSS Hindutva movement that has teetered India into rogue state territory as far as its internationally-condemned minority and human rights record.

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Medinah Temple Casino Controversy: A Statement from CAIR-Chicago

In the wake of the announcement regarding the opening of the Bally’s Casino within the historic Medinah Temple in Chicago, a significant debate has arisen surrounding the perception of the building’s religious significance. To shed light on this matter, the Chicago Reader has reached out to Ahmed Rehab, the Executive Director of CAIR-Chicago, for his perspective.

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