In the wake of Wadea Al Fayoume’s murder, President Biden is accused of inspiring hate crimes against Muslims.
The Muslim community has accused Joe Biden of inflaming tensions against them following the murder of a 6-year-old Palestinian Muslim boy named Wadea Al Fayoume. The Plainfield, Illinois resident was stabbed 26 times by his landlord, and in the course of the attack, so too was his mother. As a consequence, she could not attend her son’s funeral.
Wadea was born in the US to his Palestinian mother from Beitunia in the West Bank, who came to the States 12 years ago. His father who attended a news conference was in a state of shock. The perpetrator, Joseph Czuba, is currently awaiting a court appearance.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations welcomed the initiation of an investigation into the hate crime. In a statement, they expressed their support:
“We welcome the federal hate crime investigation and hope this tragic case will remind public officials and commentators why they must end dehumanizing anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian bigotry when speaking out about the ongoing violence in the Middle East.”
In response, both Joe and Jill Biden condemned the attack as a “horrific act” of “hatred”. But some have called out the president for potentially inciting the hate crime, and for using reduced language when describing the murder in comparison to the attacks on Israelis.
In a statement released by the White House, they said: “As Americans, we must come together and reject Islamophobia and all forms of bigotry and hatred,”
“This horrific act of hate has no place in America, and stands against our fundamental values: freedom from fear for how we pray, what we believe, and who we are.” Many responded to the remarks to express that they lacked sincerity.
Prejudice against Muslims increased in the wake of the Israel-Hamas conflict. Tensions were already high due to media stereotypes and bias in news media. One study showed that it can sometimes result from “race or socially constructed categories” of physical appearance. Another found that 52% of Americans believe that the freedoms of Muslims are under threat, while a 2020 survey by the Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley discovered that 77% of Muslim women experienced bigotry against them.
Republicans are more likely to believe that Islam encourages violence more than other faiths, despite there being clear differences between religion and insurgency.
In the United Kingdom, Islamophobia accounts for 42% of recorded hate crimes. Many of these crimes go unreported due to fear of reprisals or a lack of police willingness to investigate.
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