The University of Southern California said it will not have its valedictorian, who is Muslim and pro-Palestinian, give a speech due to safety concerns. The University of Southern California announced Monday that it will not have its valedictorian, who is Muslim and pro-Palestinian, speak at its commencement because officials worry about keeping the event safe amid fears of threats.
Asna Tabassum, the student selected as valedictorian, and Muslim advocacy groups view it as the silencing of a student. She described a meeting with administration officials Sunday in which the officials told her the school would not take added safety measures for her speech for “image” reasons, nor would they share any specific threats against her or the event.
“The dishonest and defamatory attacks on Asna are nothing more than thinly-veiled manifestations of Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism,” Ayloush said
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