Islamophobia

The deadly consequences of Islamophobia: Remembering Wadea Al-Fayoume

The deadly consequences of Islamophobia: Remembering Wadea Al-Fayoume

On Oct. 11, Wadea Al-Fayoume, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy, was stabbed to death by Joseph Czuba, his family’s landlord, in a horrific tragedy. His mother was also attacked but survived. Their attacker was reportedly obsessed with coverage of Hamas’ attack on Israel and had begun to associate the actions of Hamas with every Palestinian. 

Islamophobia is just one of the many issues we face

BY ANQA KHAN '17

Every day for the past three weeks, I’ve proudly worn a bright red hat emblazoned with “Make America Mexico Again” over my hijab. It’s garnered a lot of double takes, but I wore it in the name of a historically accurate joke that I thought would no longer be relevant after Nov. 8.