US varsity cancels Muslim student’s speech after pro-Israel groups object
WASHINGTON: A prominent advocacy body has condemned the University of Southern California (USC) for cancelling a scheduled graduation speech of the 2024 valedictorian, Asna Tabassum, following objections by anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian extremists. In a call Wednesday with USC Provost Andrew Guzman, Ms. Tabassum, who describes herself as a “first-generation South Asian-American Muslim,” was told that … Read more