Iraqi-American woman slain in US is brought home

Last Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012, 17:25

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Tags: Shaima Alawadi, Hate crime, ALI Najaf

Iraqi-American woman slain in US is brought home

Najaf: The family of an Iraqi-American woman found bludgeoned to death in her California home last week, with a threatening note left beside her, brought her body to Iraq on Saturday for burial.

A plane carrying the Iraqi-born Shaima Alawadi landed in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, south of Baghdad.

The victim and her family left Iraq in the early 1990s after a failed Shiite uprising against Saddam Hussein, living in Saudi Arabian refugee camps before coming to the U.S. Saddam's troops had hanged Alawadi's uncle.

The family arrived in the Detroit area in 1993 and later moved to San Diego. Shaima Alawadi was a religious Shiite Muslim who wore a hijab and volunteered at the local mosque.

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First Published: Saturday, March 31, 2012, 16:02

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The entire Shaima story will most likely end up being a case of domestic violence by a close family member. It is really disappointing to see the press uncritically portray this as a hate crime. Already, we know that a `dark-skinned` man was scene leaving the home, Shaima had called 911 in the past about her daughter not coming home late at night, and the police have served 2 warrants on the Shaima home. The note seems way too contrived. Furthermore, statistically, hate crimes against Muslims are very very low. Less than 200 a year when compared to jews which are around 600 a year and just slightly higher than christians (if you include Mormons). What the Shaima case really shows is how desperate the Muslim American activist community is for victimhood status. I say we wait for the police to complete their investigation and forensic analysis, maybe make an arrest ,etc before we spread unsubstantiated conjecture. Oh wait, that would be have a media class that isn`t indoctrinated with identity politics!