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UC Irvine students vote unanimously to divest

Campus, Current EventsBy altalib November 13, 2012 2 Comments

UC Irvine students pass historic legislation urging divestment from human rights abuses in Israel

(IRVINE, CALIF., 11/13/2012) – In an historic move that could initiate a domino effect across America’s campuses, the Associated Students of UC Irvine voted unanimously to divest from companies that profit from Israel’s occupation of Palestine, including from companies that contribute to illegal settlement construction in the occupied Palestinian territories.

The Climate for Student Protest: The Case of the Irvine 11

Current EventsBy Yahya Fahimuddin March 20, 2011

Irvine 11 Face Criminal Charges a Year after Protesting Against Israeli Ambassador to the US

Current EventsBy AT Reader February 12, 2011 9 Comments

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…

UCI MSU Appeals Recommendation to Suspend MSU

Current Events, LifestyleBy Hana Khan June 16, 2010

UC Irvine’s Senior Executive Director of Student Housing recently gave a recommendation to suspend the UCI’s Muslim Student Union group for one year. The allegations arose as a result to a UCI-hosted event at which Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren was disrupted several times by students, some of whom were members of UCI’s MSU. The MSU,…

Reflections on MSA West 2010

Columns, LifestyleBy Raouf Iqbal February 19, 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…

A Request for help from the Brothers and Sisters at UC Irvine

Current Events, Lifestyle, SpiritualityBy AT Reader February 10, 2010 5 Comments

-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…

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