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In reply to the discussion: USC says it's canceling pro-Palestinian valedictorian's speech over security concerns [View all]Big Blue Marble
(5,160 posts)She Is a human rights advocate from South Asia not a terrorist. The OP is
not the whole story by any means. Much of the inflammatory rhetoric is
directed at her.
"In a campuswide letter, USC Provost Andrew T. Guzman cited unnamed threats that have poured in shortly after the university publicized the valedictorians name and biography this month. Guzman said attacks against the student for her pro-Palestinian views have reached an alarming tenor and escalated to the point of creating substantial risks relating to security and disruption at commencement in May."
"In a statement, Tabassum opposed the decision, saying USC has abandoned her.
Although this should have been a time of celebration for my family, friends, professors, and classmates, anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian voices have subjected me to a campaign of racist hatred because of my uncompromising belief in human rights for all, said Tabassum, who is Muslim."
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-15/usc-valedictorian-asna-tabassum.