Police have arrested the husband of Shaima Alawadi, an Iraqi woman who was found beaten to death in her home eight months ago in El Cajon, Calif. Family members had told police at the time they had found a note near Alawadi’s body warning the family to “go back where they came from.”
After an investigation, police determined that the case was one of domestic violence and not a hate crime. Initial reports of the death had inspired fear among Iraqi immigrants as well as a Facebook campaign called “One Million Hijabs for Shaima Alawadi.”
When the story of the murder of Shaima Alawadi came out in March, many from the community bought the "hate crime narrative" I did, too. 1/n
— ☪️Josh Shahryar✡️ (@JShahryar) November 10, 2012
I tweeted several times about Shaima Alawadi's murder being a hate-crime. One tweet made it to NYT as well. I was proven wrong today. 2/n
— ☪️Josh Shahryar✡️ (@JShahryar) November 10, 2012
Will the American media now apologise? Shaima Alawadi’s death was domestic violence not hate crime, arrest husband http://t.co/6slsNW0P
— babarriazz (@babarriazz1) November 10, 2012
After Shaima Alawadi was killed in California in March, some thought it was a hate crime and called for rallies, including a @HijabMarch.
— Niraj Warikoo (@nwarikoo) November 10, 2012
When Shaima Alawadi was killed, I spoke w/several Muslim women on here who also believed it was a family member. Because of loud 1/2
— Raquel Evita Saraswati | Black Lives Matter (@RaquelEvita) November 10, 2012
assertions that it was ethnically motivated ("hijabs&hoodies" remember?) they didn't feel they could say publicly what they suspected. 2/2
— Raquel Evita Saraswati | Black Lives Matter (@RaquelEvita) November 10, 2012
Insisting #ShaimaAlawadi case was ethnically/racially motivated hate crime before case was solved = massively irresponsible. 1/2
— Raquel Evita Saraswati | Black Lives Matter (@RaquelEvita) November 10, 2012
Not only unfair to victim and gives criminal leeway; but also reduces chances ppl will believe true cases of ethnically-motivated crimes.
— Raquel Evita Saraswati | Black Lives Matter (@RaquelEvita) November 10, 2012
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