PLAINFIELD, Ill. - On International Day of Peace, a special playground dedication in Plainfield honored 6-year-old Wadea al-Fayoume who was brutally stabbed to death two years ago this October. The ceremony was the same day the Illinois General Assembly had designed as Wadea al-Fayoume Day.

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The Sensory playground, located in Van Horn Woods, is designed to stimulate a child’s senses while helping to develop their motor skills and improve their cognitive and emotional skills, all in a calming environment.

Mohamed Faheem, President of American Muslims Assisting Neighbors (AMAN), told the crowd that little Wadea was "on the spectrum" and enjoyed the playground prior to his death.

Three months after a statue of Wadea was dedicated in the same park, local lawmakers used the p

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