CUNY rebuked the commencement speech made by law school graduate Fatima Mousa Mohammed, which has received widespread condemnation over her anti-law enforcement rhetoric.
CUNY Law commencement speaker Fatima Mousa Mohammed received a standing ovation from her classmates and several CUNY staffers.The speaker then called for the graduating class to dismantle capitalism."The joy and excitement that fills the auditorium... may it be the fuel for the fight against capitalism, racism, imperialism and Zionism around the world." She accused Israel of"indiscriminately" murdering Palestinians and encouraging"lynch mobs.
At first, the law school took down the speech on YouTube, but then released it following public outcry as some critics derided them for silencing a pro-Palestinian voice. NYPD officers gathered outside the at the Makki Masjid Muslim Community Center in Brooklyn to pay their final respects to the fallen 26-year-old officer Ayeed Fayaz in February.
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