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Columbia University’s acting president booed when noting absence of activist Mahmoud Khalil in commencement speech
The Columbia graduate student was supposed to attend the graduation celebration. Instead, he is in immigration detention, ...
Columbia University prez defends ex-student Mahmoud Khalil in commencement, sparking graduates’ anger
Acting Columbia University President Claire Shipman on Wednesday bizarrely chose to stoke the flames by acknowledging ...
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At Columbia’s commencement, Mahmoud Khalil and free speech loom large
Mohsen Mahdawi, another pro-Palestinian student who had been detained, walked across the stage to a standing ovation from the ...
Government's crackdown on Mahmoud Khalil's pro-Palestinian free speech threatens First Amendment protections
Free speech is one of the foundations of our freedom, but that's in jeopardy. Jailing students for political views endangers ...
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil takes the stand in bid for asylum
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who has been detained since his arrest in March, took the stand Thursday during a hearing on his immigration status.
Mahmoud Khalil holds newborn son for first time after federal government’s refusal
Mahmoud Khalil, the detained Palestinian activist who has become the public face of the Columbia University protests, got to ...