108 arrested at pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University
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Rep. Ilhan Omar's daughter, Isra Hirsi, was among those arrested, New York police said. She said on X that said she was notified that she was suspended from Barnard College.
  • cabbage
    17•1 month ago

    The most (only?) surprising thing about this is that Omar has an adult daughter - I thought she was famous for being so incredibly young herself.

    Almost as if “young” doesn’t really mean anything, and is just used to silence and discredit people (women) one disagrees with.

    Almost.

  • AutoTL;DRBEnglish
    3•1 month ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    Over 100 people were arrested and issued summonses for trespass — including Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter — after protesters set up an encampment at New York’s Columbia University in support of Gaza, police said.

    Omar’s daughter, Isra Hirsi, 21, who attends neighboring Barnard College in Manhattan, said on social media platform X that she was suspended for “standing in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocide,” along with at least two other students.

    Columbia University’s president, Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, said in a memo to police earlier Thursday that more than 100 people were occupying the area.

    By late Thursday afternoon, police had disassembled the original tent encampment, but protesters were beginning to build a new one on an adjacent lawn.

    “Columbia is committed to allowing members of our community to engage in political expression — within established rules and with respect for the safety of all,” the memo said.

    Omar told Shafik she was “appalled” to learn that Columbia suspended six students this month for their involvement in a pro-Palestinian panel event on campus.

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