Slain Palestinian Boy Honored in Illinois Playground Monument

Wadee Alfayoumi, who was murdered by his family’s landlord in 2023 in an anti-Muslim hate crime, is remembered in a new sculpture in his hometown.

Slain Palestinian Boy Honored in Illinois Playground Monument
In June, Illinois community members unveiled a new public artwork honoring six-year-old Wadee AlFayoumi less than two years after his murder. (photo by and courtesy Josh Hendricks/Plainfield Park District)