Topic: Shaima Alawadi

Murder of Iraqi-American Woman May Not Have Been a Hate Crime

Relatives of Shaima Alawadi gather around her body during her funeral in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 31, 2012.
AP Photo/Hadi Mizban

Search warrants in the case of Iraqi-American woman who was beaten to death last month suggest that there may be more to the story than just a case of anti-Muslim violence.

By Seth Abramovitch

Mar 25, 2012

Outrage Grows Over Beating Death of Iraqi Mother from California

A 32-year-old mother of five from San Diego has been taken off life support after being beaten unconscious in her own home by an intruder. The killer left behind a note: "Go back to your own country. You're a terrorist." 

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