Shaima Alawadi was an Iraqi-born American housewife who was murdered in El Cajon, California on March 21, 2012.
Alawadi, a 32-year-old U.S. citizen who had emigrated from Iraq in the early 1990s, was found beaten to death in her home.[1] Alawadi's death was initially seen as a hate crime and that she was murdered for being a Muslim.[2] Alawadi's husband Kassim Alhimidi was eventually charged and convicted for her murder and sentenced to 26 years to life in prison.[3][4]
- ^ Warikoo, Niraj (March 25, 2012). "Muslim woman from Michigan beaten to death in California home". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ Mary Slosson (March 31, 2012). "Iraqi-American murder highlights anti-Muslim hate crimes". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
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convictedwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Kari Huus (November 9, 2012). "Police: Shaima Alawadi's death was domestic violence not hate crime, arrest husband". NBC News. Retrieved January 18, 2013.