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UPenn Liz Magill’s Resignation, Sparks Concerns on Free Speech

Liz Magill’s Resignation The resignation of University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill made headlines this past weekend following her statements at the hearing on antisemitism. Her resignation follows her controversial responses to the question of whether the call for the genocide of Jews violates Penn’s code of conduct. Magill answered that the call for the … Continued

One Yemeni American Graduate’s Free Speech is Another’s Hate Speech: Arab American Law School Graduate Raises the Ire of Many

Yemeni immigrant Law School graduate Ms. Mohammed gave a speech in which she wanted to “celebrate CUNY for being one of the few law schools to defend the rights of its students to organize and speak out against Israeli settler colonialism.” She took a lot a flak for her speech from both within and without her university. The Law Faculty took her side and insisted her address was free speech and not, according to others, hate speech. Contributing writer, John Mason, takes us through this compelling story.

The First Amendment Looks Especially Beautiful in Arabic

By Maya Berry, Executive Director, Arab American Institute ACLU In 2006, a human rights advocate, who is a friend, was prevented from boarding his flight from New York to California because of Arabic. Yes, Arabic. The language spoken by more than 400 million people worldwide, making it one of the top five languages in the … Continued

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