The Take: The backlash to supporting Palestine
1 year, 5 months ago

The Take: The backlash to supporting Palestine

Al Jazeera  

Many protesting against Israel’s war in Gaza are facing a backlash threatening their lives and their futures. For those protesting against Israel’s war in Gaza, free speech is becoming more and more dangerous. Being Young and Arab in America, and This Muslim American Life: Dispatches from the War on Terror Episode credits: This episode was produced by David Enders, Amy Walters and our host Malika Bilal. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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The Take: Lessons from the student anti-apartheid movement
6 months, 4 weeks ago

The Take: Lessons from the student anti-apartheid movement

Al Jazeera  

How a campus boycott movement helped toppled apartheid and the lessons it holds for today. A powerful campus protest and boycott movement in the US played a crucial role in helping to bring down apartheid in South Africa. What lessons do the veterans of South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement see echoing today? In this episode: Erin Lawson, Student Organizer Pearl Robinson, …

I’m a professor who got fired and arrested for protesting Israel’s Gaza war
10 months, 2 weeks ago

I’m a professor who got fired and arrested for protesting Israel’s Gaza war

Al Jazeera  

“We see the children under the rubble. We see every hospital in Gaza destroyed,” says American Professor Danny Shaw, highlighting the international community’s silence over the unfolding massacres and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. But, last month, he was accused of anti-Semitism and was fired for his outspoken criticism of Israel’s actions in Gaza, and the use of US weapons and …

Gaza solidarity encampments: We, as educators, need to protect our students
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Gaza solidarity encampments: We, as educators, need to protect our students

Al Jazeera  

We have a duty of care for our students who are being attacked for practising outside the classroom what they have learned inside of it. And when the police stormed the encampment at Washington University in St Louis, 65-year-old Professor Steve Tamari of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville was “body slammed and crushed by the weight of several St Louis County …

The Take: With no universities left in Gaza, student protests bring hope
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The Take: With no universities left in Gaza, student protests bring hope

Al Jazeera  

Student protests worldwide are resonating with Palestinians, who face the destruction of all universities in Gaza. Palestinian university presidents signed an open letter saying the protests serve as a “beacon of hope”. In this episode: Jehad Abusalim, executive director, The Jerusalem Fund Heigo Parsa, student, University of Toronto Jasmine Al-Rawi,, student, University of Sydney Sesek Duran, student, National Autonomous University …

‘Student revolution’: US protesters promise to continue despite crackdown
10 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Student revolution’: US protesters promise to continue despite crackdown

Al Jazeera  

Students and faculty from US university encampments nationwide regroup after a week of arrests. More than 1,000 people have been arrested across the United States in crackdowns on university protests against Israel’s war in Gaza. Facing police brutality, arrests and attacks from counterprotesters, what will student protesters do next? In this episode: Dalia Darazim, student at Columbia University, organizing member …

Are US campus protests against Israel’s war on Gaza going global?
11 months ago

Are US campus protests against Israel’s war on Gaza going global?

Al Jazeera  

Clashes between students and police officers have been reported all over the United States during intensifying university protests. The Warwick students have demanded that the university divest from companies that they have identified are funding “genocide” perpetrated by Israel, Warwick’s student-run newspaper, The Boar, reported. On Wednesday, police broke up the Sciences Po demonstration after the institute made “numerous attempts” …

The Take: Behind Columbia University’s months of tension
11 months, 1 week ago

The Take: Behind Columbia University’s months of tension

Al Jazeera  

Palestinian activists say their voices are silenced on college campuses like Columbia’s. Tensions have been mounting at Columbia University for months, even before the school called police to clear a Gaza solidarity encampment. In the first of a two-part series, The Take goes behind the protests at Columbia. In this episode: Asiya Ahmed, Senior producer, AJ+ Mohsen Mahdawi, Co-President, Columbia …

The Take: The discontent brewing in the Biden administration over Gaza
1 year, 2 months ago

The Take: The discontent brewing in the Biden administration over Gaza

Al Jazeera  

As US President Joe Biden doubles down on support for Israel, staffers feel frustrated. US President Joe Biden is facing dissent as Israel’s war on Gaza rages on and regional tensions escalate. The Take goes behind the scenes of the Biden administration, in which diplomatic staff privately say their expertise is being ignored, while a feud between two of the …

The Take: US shooting of Palestinian students sparks climate of fear
1 year, 3 months ago

The Take: US shooting of Palestinian students sparks climate of fear

Al Jazeera  

Communities are on edge after a number of violent attacks against Arab Americans and supporters of Palestine. The shooting of three Palestinian students in the US state of Vermont is the latest incident in a surge of attacks against supporters of Palestine since October 7. In this episode: Abed A Ayoub, National Executive Director, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Wafic Faour, Member, …

US campus protests: Students say how the Israel-Hamas war is impacting them
1 year, 4 months ago

US campus protests: Students say how the Israel-Hamas war is impacting them

CNN  

CNN — Students have held hundreds of protests and counterprotests on college campuses since the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israelis and Israel’s airstrikes on Gaza in response. On October 7, when, like many people around the world, Abuhashim still didn’t know the scale of the Hamas attacks in Israel, she was already “really, really worried,” she said. “I feel …

The Take: As Israel unifies, Gaza pays the price
1 year, 5 months ago

The Take: As Israel unifies, Gaza pays the price

Al Jazeera  

Hamas’ offensive has united Israel’s government and put a stop to months-long opposition protests. It put a stop to weekly antigovernment protests that threatened to topple a government among the most radical in its history, and for Israelis, it has prompted grief, outrage, and an unrestrained military response. Now, Israel’s military is preparing a record 300,000 army reservists for a …

Israeli ex-soldier's freedom of speech breached by pro-Palestinian student protest, university investigation finds
8 years, 1 month ago

Israeli ex-soldier's freedom of speech breached by pro-Palestinian student protest, university investigation finds

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A former Israeli soldier had …

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