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Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Iowa

HeadlineMar 08, 2011

Police in Iowa are investigating a possible hate crime after an Iraqi American filmmaker was beaten over the weekend at a house party in the town of Fairfield. Usama Alshaibi said four men attacked him after learning his first name was Usama. The attack left him bloodied and bruised. Alshaibi is currently working on a film about discrimination against Arabs in the United States.

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