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Civil Rights Violations at UIC with Soha Khatib

Civil Rights Violations at UIC with Soha Khatib

FromThe Palestine Pod


Civil Rights Violations at UIC with Soha Khatib

FromThe Palestine Pod

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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Sep 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week Lara and Michael sit down with student and activist Soha Khatib, a senior at UIC and board member at Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at her University. We discuss the events that led up to her and her classmates teaming up with Palestine Legal to file a civil rights lawsuit against the University for their disparate treatment of Palestinian students. She explains how she and other members of SJP were barred from entering an informational Zoom setting pertaining to a study abroad program inside 48. While flyering she explains the university staff called the cops and one police officer grabbed a female student by her hijab. She also tells us about subsequent meetings she's had with study-abroad personnel and the climate for Palestinian activists on campus at UIC. The episode speaks to the overall connections between oppressive state forces like the police, zionist think tanks, and higher education institutions in the United States. 
Released:
Sep 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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A Palestinian-American Lawyer & Jewish-American comedian break down the latest Palestine-related news with commentary & interviews every week.