The University of Southern California (USC) has cancelled student Asna Tabassum’s graduation speech due to her anti-Israel social media activity. USC provost Andrew Guzman cited “safety” as the reason behind the cancellation. “The intensity of feelings, fueled by both social media and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East… has escalated to the point of creating substantial risks relating to security and disruption,” he wrote in a message to the university community, adding that there is “no free-speech entitlement” to speak at a commencement. Tabassum, however, wrote in a statement that “The university is succumbing to a campaign of hate...
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