Asna Tabassum, the 2024 valedictorian whose speech was canceled by USC, writes:

'I am a first-generation South Asian-American Muslim whose passion for service stems from the experience of my grandparents.'

Read & share her powerful stmt:

documentcloud.org/documents/2454…

The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) condemns the incident on April 10, 2024, at University of California Berkeley Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Professor Catherine Fisk’s home.

Read our statement in the images 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

Ambedkar Jayanti! May we find liberation together ✊🏽🍉

In an exclusive interview with Middle East Eye, Ghassan Abu Sittah, a British-Palestinian doctor who has become known for his work in Gaza, detailed how he was detained at an airport in Germany and subsequently denied entry. Abu Sittah wanted to attend a conference where he would…

Excellent statement from Jewish faculty at Columbia ahead of Pres. Shafik’s Congress hearing. Must read, and sign if you are CU affiliated:
columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2024/0…

MASS ARREST OF STUDENT PALESTINE PROTESTERS AT POMONA COLLEGE IN LA RIGHT NOW.

I’m covering for student publication. Please DM me for info + media.

I am thrilled that our senate resolution in solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸 and safeguarding our right to critique Israeli war crimes was resoundingly approved at @UCSC. This measure is, in many ways, insufficient in the face of genocide. But it is a start. #AcademicBoycottNow #BDS

On #BhagatSingh , Sukhdev & Rajguru's 93rd Martyrdom Day, saluting Umar Khalid & all those whose incarceration is a stark reminder that those who fight for equality & dignity of the marginalized in the country continue to scare the powers-that-be.
#FreeAllPoliticalPrisoners

The assault on academic freedom is growing on University campuses. We are launching this series to address the cases of defamation, intimidation, and suspension that faculty are being subjected to in the United States and beyond. This series aims to raise awareness of the…

AN OPEN LETTER IN SUPPORT OF PROFESSOR NADERA SHALHOUB KEVORKIAN AND IN CONDEMNATION OF HE chng.it/TjtKzyT2 via Change.org

Khuda hafiz once more, my fierce and beloved sakhi-saheli, #SabaMahmood . March 10 again. The world needs you even more today. R.I.P. Return If Possible …❤️🍉

Freed, finally!
Former DU professor G.N.Saibaba, with his family, friends and lawyers outside Nagpur Central Prison. The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court acquitted Saibaba and five others of “terrorism” charges.
The Wire

Inside the emergency casualty ward, she continued expressing her wishes through writing ... 'Third times hospitalized for i speak to restore peace in Manipur' 'Public are now undertrial prisoners' 'People of Manipur still matter' and many more and in Meitei mayek 'Our rights' ...

US has vetoed siezefire in Gaza but dropped thirty eight thousand food packages there . Makes sense . They don’t believe that people should be massacred on empty stomach.

We live in a world where a billionaire’s son’s lavish wedding festivities take centre-stage - while the wrenching poverty of people in his state and country are forced off-stage. We live in a world where there appears no threshold for harm and dehumanization. 🍉🍉🍉

We continue to gather, educate and organize🍉🍉towards more just futures. Come join us Center for South Asian Studies, UC Santa Cruz to hear the brilliant Omar Kasmani speak of the manifold queer itineraries of Islam. March 8, 10.00 am PST on zoom.

Register here: csas.ucsc.edu/queer-religiou…

The Palestine Project: We now have an introductory reading list available for university students who want to learn more about the history, politics and legal context of Palestine. Please share widely! Western Sydney University aem.westernsydney.edu.au/schools/sol/pa…

An incarcerated brother I am in correspondence with donated $17.74 for relief efforts in Gaza. This donation is the sum of 136 hours of his labor in the prison working as a porter/janitor. May his sincere donation be multiplied by the Creator. #Gaza #ceasefirenow