Funeral of Boy Victim of Hate Crime

• Prize
  Silver in Press/General News
• Photographer
  Nima Taradji, United States
• Date of Photograph
  October 2023
• Studio
  Nima Taradji / Polaris Images
• Website
  https://nimataradji.com
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/nima.taradji/

October 16, 2023- Plainfield, Illinois, United States: Mourners gathered at the Mosque in Bridgeview Illinois to pay respect to 6 year old Wadee Al-Faioumy who was stabbed 26 times and killed over the past weekend in his home in Plainfield. The death is being investigated aa a hate crime because the suspect used racal and ethnic slurs while attacking the boy and his mother.

The mother Hanan was in critical condition but is expected to survive.

President Biden said of this incident that “Jill and I were sickened to learn of the brutal murder of a child and the attempted murder of the child’s

Nima Taradji is an Iranian-American documentary, editorial and news photographer based in Chicago. His long-term projects have documented an Alaska Native community confronting coastal erosion, the survival of traditional Maya beekeeping in Yucatán, a small Indiana neighborhood surrounded by heavy industry, and immigration enforcement in Chicago. He also covers breaking news, demonstrations, cultural and religious events, and editorial assignments in the United States and abroad.

Born in Iran, raised in France and the United States, Taradji practiced law before leaving the profession in 2018.