CAIR-LA Demands USC Reverse ‘Cowardly Decision’ to Cancel Muslim Valedictorian's Speech in Response to Anti-Palestinian Hate -
CAIR - 2024-04-16T00:22:41.000Z

The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the University of Southern California (USC) for cancelling the scheduled graduation speech of USC student and Class of 2024 valedictorian Asna Tabassum in response to “dishonest and defamatory” attacks and harassment launched by anti-Muslim and

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