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2011
Irvine 11 Face Criminal Charges a Year after Protesting Against Israeli Ambassador to the US
By: Sahar Jahani On February 4th, 2011 Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas announced charges against a group of eleven Muslim students who interrupted Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren’s speech as a form of protest at UC Irvine last year. This is the latest chapter in the Irvine 11 case that has sparked a national debate about first amendment rights. “I am deeply disappointed and very upset by the DA’s decision to file charges. There is absolutely no basis for criminal [...]
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2010
Reflections on MSA West 2010
Over the past weekend I was fortunate enough to participate in an event that was both inspirational and educational. The event I am referring to was MSA West, hosted at the University of California Davis. After getting through the near 7 even hour drive there my expectations were high. Because after traveling in a car for about 7 hours my thoughts going in were “this better be worth it”. My expectations were not only met, but exceeded throughout they entire [...]
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2010
A Request for help from the Brothers and Sisters at UC Irvine
-In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful- Assalamu alaykum (peace be upon you), You may have heard of the recent event at UC Irvine with Michael Oren, the ambassador of Israel to the US. While he was invited by a student organization to speak on US-Israeli relations, the UCI Law School and the Political Science Department cosponsored the speech by Oren, a public figure who represents a state that continues to commit more human rights violations than any [...]
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