The Latest Breaking News from Joseph Czuba

Landlord who killed a 6-year-old Muslim boy in hate-crime stabbing dies in an Illinois prison

Three months ago, Joseph Czuba was sentenced to 53 years behind bars

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2025

D.C. Police Worried That Fear of Terrorism Could Inspire More Terrorism

A recently disclosed bulletin from October 2023 shows the Inception-like nature of national security politics.

Reason · Jul 25, 2025

US man sentenced to 53 years for the murder of a Palestinian American child

The death of six-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi, a Palestinian American, has shone a light on instances of anti-Arab hate.

Al Jazeera · May 2, 2025

Illinois landlord charged with 2023 hate crime and murder of Palestinian American boy set for trial

An Illinois landlord charged with murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in a 2023 attack on a Palestinian American mother and her young son is expected at trial

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025

The 'Day of Jihad' That Never Came

One year ago, political figures spread a false terrorism panic that made everyone less free—and incited violence against a child.

Reason · Oct 7, 2024

Anti-Muslim bias reports skyrocket after Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel

The Council on American-Islamic Relations has released its annual Civil Right Report. It details record-high instances of anti-Muslim hate in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

WEKU · Apr 2, 2024

Vigil held to honor slain Muslim boy as accused attacker appears in court in Illinois

An Illinois landlord charged with murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an October attack on a Palestinian American mother and her young son has appeared for a pretrial hearing

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2024

Father of Palestinian boy stabbed 26 times files wrongful death lawsuit against alleged killer

Oday Al-Fayoume, father of Wadea Al-Fayoume, filed the lawsuit last month against Joseph Czuba, 71, over the October attack

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023

Father of 6-year-old Palestinian American boy fatally stabbed in Plainfield Township files wrongful-death lawsuit

Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, was killed, and his mother, 32, was critically injured Oct. 14. Their landlord, Joseph Czuba, 71, is charged in the attack.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 30, 2023

Biden unveils new strategy to combat Islamophobia as Israel-Hamas war continues

The Biden White House is grappling with soaring criticism within the Muslim American community for its support of Israel’s ongoing military attack on Hamas in Gaza, as the Palestinian death toll, in the thousands, is rising.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 2, 2023