11 April 2014

Brandeis students nix Islam critic Ayaan Hirsi Ali. What a pity.

.... In an online petition, Brandeis senior Sarah Fahmy wrote that Hirsi Ali’s invitation to speak at the school and receive an honorary social justice degree was a “shock to the community due to her extreme Islamophobic beliefs.”

Fahmy said that Hirsi Ali’s selection represented a “blatant and callous disregard” not just of Muslim students “but any student who has experienced pure hate speech” and represented a “direct violation” of the school’s moral code, as well as “the rights” of Brandeis students.

The rights to what? To live your life shouting down anyone with whom you disagree? Spare us from this lesson, please.

[A COMMENT] Thank you Robin Abcarian for exposing two of the main foundation stones of the religion of Islam: Censorship of any criticism of Islam [and] Misogynistic oppression of women. [Los Angeles Times] Read more