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词条 Murder of Shaima Alawadi
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  1. Background

  2. Death

  3. Aftermath and investigation

  4. References

{{orphan|date=November 2014}}{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2013}}Shaima Alawadi was murdered on March 21, 2012 in El Cajon, California in Greater San Diego. She was a 32-year-old American citizen who had emigrated from Iraq in the early 1990s.[1] She was beaten to death in her home. Although her death was initially seen as a hate crime,[2] her 48-year-old husband was eventually charged with killing her.[3] He was convicted of murder and sentenced to 26 years to life in prison.[4]

Background

Alawadi's family fled Iraq after Saddam Hussein's government suppressed Shiite uprisings, and settled in Detroit in 1993. They moved to San Diego in 1996.[4] Alawadi, a housewife who volunteered at the local mosque, had five children; her husband and brothers worked for the U.S. Army training soldiers who were to be deployed to the Middle East.[6]

Death

Shaima was logged onto Yahoo Messenger, corresponding with someone in Iraq, when she was attacked.[5] Alawadi's 17-year-old daughter Fatima found her unconscious, having been brutally beaten, on the floor of their dining room on the day of the murder. Next to her was a note which read "Go back to your country, you terrorist;"[4][6] the sliding glass door was smashed. A similar note had allegedly been left a week earlier; although police were not able to immediately determine whether or not the murder was a hate crime, the note led them to consider the possibility.[10] The cause of Alawadi's death was determined to be severe head trauma. Her family took her off life support on March 24, and her body was flown to Iraq for burial.[6]

Aftermath and investigation

Some activists and commentators compared the crime to the shooting of Trayvon Martin that had taken place less than a month earlier. The hoodie that Martin was wearing was said to feed into racial profiling that led an armed civilian to shoot the unarmed teenager; Alawadi's hijab was similarly said to have marked her as Muslim to the person who murdered her.[7][8] The death was initially portrayed in the media as a hate crime, due to the note left with the body, and thus an act of Islamophobia.[9]

As the investigation, in which the local police were assisted by the FBI, developed, records were accidentally released to the press which indicated that Alawadi was thinking of filing for divorce and moving. This and other family issues (including her daughter's refusal to proceed with an arranged marriage) led the police to consider the possibility that the murder was not a hate crime.[10] Due to this information, the death was described as a misogyny hate crime in Time Magazine.[11]

Kassim Alhimidi, the husband of Shaima Alawadi, was arrested on the evening of November 8, 2012 and charged in her death, according to San Diego County jail records.[12] Alhimidi was ordered held without bail, and pleaded not guilty to Alawadi's murder.[13] The trial was delayed until March 2014, while defense attorneys looked through evidence.[14] During the trial, the actions of their daughter Fatima, prior to the death of Alawadi, was a focus of some of the testimony.[15] In April 2014, Alhimidi was found guilty of murder,[16] and in June 2014, Alhimidi was sentenced to 26 years to life.[17]

References

1. ^{{Cite news |work=Detroit Free Press |url=http://www.freep.com/article/20120325/NEWS06/120325007/Muslim-woman-with-Michigan-ties-beaten-to-death-in-California |date=March 25, 2012 |title=Muslim woman from Michigan beaten to death in California home |first=Niraj |last=Warikoo}}
2. ^{{cite news |title=Iraqi-American murder highlights anti-Muslim hate crimes |author=Mary Slosson |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-03-31/news/sns-rt-us-crime-iraqi-hatebre82u0hk-20120331_1_bias-crimes-anti-muslim-local-muslim-community |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=March 31, 2012 |accessdate=January 18, 2013}}
3. ^{{cite news |title=Police: Shaima Alawadi's death was domestic violence not hate crime, arrest husband |author=Kari Huus |url=http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/09/15055001-police-shaima-alawadis-death-was-domestic-violence-not-hate-crime-arrest-husband?lite |newspaper=NBC News |date=November 9, 2012 |accessdate=January 18, 2013}}
4. ^1 {{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501363_162-57404319/body-of-brutally-beaten-woman-to-be-flown-to-iraq/ |title=Body of brutally beaten woman to be flown to Iraq |date=March 26, 2012}}
5. ^{{cite news |last=Graham |first=Marty |date=17 April 2014 |title=Who beat Shaima Alawadi to death? |url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2014/apr/17/ticker-who-beat-shaima-alawadi-death/# |work=San Diego Reader |location= |access-date=19 February 2019 }}
6. ^1 2 {{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jul4uHTXjACxofrv2O15UYT86yeQ?docId=b5864a0754cf432399ed0e2fe585cbb8 |title=Chief: No conclusions in Iraqi-American death case |first=Elliot |last=Spagat |date=March 26, 2012}}
7. ^1 {{Cite news |work=New York Magazine |url=http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/03/beating-death-shaima-alawadi-trayvon-martin-race-debate.html |first=Andre |last=Tartar |title=Tragic Beating Death of Shaima Alawadi Feeds into Trayvon Martin Race Debate |date=March 25, 2012}}
8. ^{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/trayvon-martin-case-iraqi-womans-death-spark-hoodies-and-hijab-rally/2012/03/27/gIQAI6IieS_blog.html |work=Washington Post |first=Elizabeth |last=Flock |date=March 27, 2012 |title=Trayvon Martin case, Iraqi woman’s death spark ‘hoodies and hijab’ rally}}
9. ^{{cite book|author=Carl W. Ernst|title=Islamophobia in America: The Anatomy of Intolerance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K-0VFNIfZyIC&pg=PT93|date=20 March 2013|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-1-137-29008-3|page=93}}
{{cite news |last=Reno |first=Jaime |date=1 April 2012 |title=Shaima Alawadi’s Brutal Murder Highlights Anti-Muslim Activity in San Diego |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/04/01/shaima-alawadi-s-brutal-murder-highlights-anti-muslim-activity-in-san-diego.html |newspaper=The Daily Beast |access-date=14 April 2015 }}
{{cite news |last=Gupta |first=Arun |date=7 April 2012 |title=Shaima Alawadi’s murder: Hate crime or honor killing? |url=http://www.salon.com/2012/04/07/shaima_alawadis_murder_hate_crime_or_honor_killing/ |newspaper=Salon |access-date=14 April 2015 }}
10. ^{{Cite news |url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/apr/04/records-hint-iraqi-womans-death-not-a-hate-crime/ |work=San Diego Union-Tribune |title=Records hint Iraqi woman’s death not a hate crime |first=Kristina |last=Davis |date=April 4, 2012}}
{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |url=https://news.yahoo.com/court-papers-shed-light-iraqi-beating-death-234253136.html |title=Court Papers Shed New Light on Iraqi Beating Death |date=April 6, 2012 |first=Gillian |last=Flaccus |first2=Julie |last2=Watson}}
{{cite news |author=Sarah Grieco |author2=Paul Krueger |title=Police Records Suggest Death Isn't a Hate Crime |url=http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/shaima-alawadi-el-cajon-hate-crime-investigation-146198625.html |newspaper=KNSD |location=San Diego |date=6 April 2012 |accessdate=2 January 2015 }}
11. ^{{cite news |last=Burleigh |first=Nina |date=10 April 2012 |title=Shaima Alawadi’s Murder: A Hate Crime Against Women? |url=http://ideas.time.com/2012/04/10/shaima-alawadis-murder-a-hate-crime-against-women/ |newspaper=Time |access-date=14 April 2015 }}
12. ^{{Cite news |work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=November 18, 2012 |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/11/husband-iraqi-immigrant-el-cajon.html |title=Husband of slain Iraqi immigrant arrested in El Cajon in her death |first=Tony |last=Perry |date=November 9, 2012}}
13. ^{{cite news |title=Shaima Alawadi Murder: Iraqi-American woman's husband pleads not guilty in her beating death |author=Crimesider Staff |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57549910-504083/shaima-alawadi-murder-iraqi-american-womans-husband-pleads-not-guilty-in-her-beating-death/ |newspaper=CBS News |date=November 14, 2012 |accessdate=January 18, 2013}}
14. ^{{cite news |last=Stickney |first=R. |date=November 7, 2013 |title=No Blood Evidence in Shaima Alawadi Murder: Defense |url=http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Kassim-Al-Himidi-Shaima-Alawadi-El-Cajon-Homicide-Trial-Delay-230990501.html |newspaper=KNSD |publisher=NBCUniversal Media, LLC |accessdate=November 8, 2013 }}
15. ^{{cite news |author=Rory Devine |author2=R. Stickney |author3=Monica Garske |title=Teen Angry Over Allegations in El Cajon Murder Trial |url=http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Alawadi-Alhimidi-Fatima-El-Cajon-Homicide-Trial-Daughter-San-Diego-253800191.html |newspaper=KNSD |location=San Diego |date=4 April 2014 |accessdate=2 January 2015 }}
{{cite news |author=Dana Littlefield |title=Teen's behavior a focus in father's murder trial |url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/apr/04/teen-behavior-focus-father-murder-trial/ |newspaper=San Diego Union Tribune |date=4 April 2014 |accessdate=2 January 2015 }}
{{cite news |author=Marty Graham |agency=Reuters |title=Daughter of Iraqi-American man cross-examined at California murder trial |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-04-04/news/sns-rt-us-usa-iraq-murder-20140403_1_shaima-alawadi-hate-crime-kassim-alhimidi |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=4 April 2014 |accessdate=2 January 2015 }}
16. ^1 {{cite news |author=Steve Fiorina |title=Kassim Alhimidi found guilty in beating death of wife Shaima Alawadi |url=http://www.10news.com/news/kassim-alhimidi-found-guilty-in-beating-death-of-wife-shaima-alawadi-041714 |newspaper=KGTV |location=San Diego |date=7 April 2014 |accessdate=2 January 2015 }}
{{cite news |author=Danya Bacchus |author2=Monica Garske |title=Sister Opens Up on Shaima Alawadi’s Murder |url=http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Shaima-Alawadi-Sister-Exclusive-Murder-Trial-Kassim-AlHimidi-255803361.html |newspaper=KNSD |location=San Diego |date=19 April 2014 |accessdate=2 January 2015 }}
{{cite news |author=Eva Knott |title=Kassim Alhimidi deemed a murderer |url=http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2014/apr/17/ticker-kassim-alhimidi-deemed-murderer/ |newspaper=San Diego Reader |date=17 April 2014 |accessdate=2 January 2015 }}
17. ^{{cite news |author=Dana Littlefield |title=Alhimidi sentenced in wife's killing |url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/jun/23/murder-wife-iraqi-alhimidi-el-cajon-sentencing/ |newspaper=San Diego Union Tribune |date=23 June 2014 |accessdate=2 January 2015 }}
{{cite news |author=Kelly Wheeler |author2=Steve Fiorina |title=Iraqi man gets 26-year sentence in wife's beating death |url=http://www.10news.com/news/iraqi-man-could-get-life-in-prison-in-wifes-beating-death |newspaper=KGTV |location=San Diego |date=23 June 2014 |accessdate=2 January 2015 }}
{{cite news |author=Marty Graham |agency=Reuters |title=An Iraqi-American Who Staged His Wife's Murder As A Hate Crime Gets Life |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/r-iraqi-american-who-staged-wifes-murder-as-hate-crime-gets-life-term-2014-23 |newspaper=Business Insider |date=23 June 2014 |accessdate=2 January 2015 }}
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