The University of Southern California has denied its 2024 valedictorian, Asna Tabassum, the chance to give a speech at commencement over security concerns. She speaks with CNN's Abby Phillip. #CNN #News
She speaks humbug.😂 see she has refused to condemn the abolition of the Jewish state. These students are nothing but acid that will tear thru the society fabric
Isn't it interesting that she stands for human rights but has amnesia about October 7? Will she call for the abolishment of Hamas? No! Typical Islamic cognitive dissonance. Smh!
This young lady should write her speech, and publish it, so all can see what the University was too fearful to hear in an open public forum, I for one would like to see a copy.
This young lady’s speech would be about pro palestinian garbage and her support for Hamas, also showing her hate towards Israel. That’s not a good speech. Just like any other muslims, she would be dividing and trying to lie about anything.
Why not have her write the speech and share it with the university to see if there is any hate speech or other points that are contrary to their rules of conduct. But even there she can go off script so the university needs both security and a potential backup plan Now she can say almost anything she wants to say to make the university looks foolish
Graduation speech complaining about a war in another country while her campus is in south central. Maybe worry about what’s right in front of you and make a difference there.
I feel badly for her because she is young and just starting out, and in probably what is her first interview she was being pushed in a certain direction to say something. But so also feel happy that she didn't let herself get bullied and clearly said that she wouldn't give a yes or no answer. I'm proud of her❤
@@cherylbrantley4736 but this young lady wouldn’t admit in the interview. People think for themselves, but it seems like she is one just babble what’s being taught. 😂
Before the attack on Israel there was a anonymous woman's movement in gaza, there were hundreds of anonymous interviews condemning the brutal treatment of girls and women in gaza, I hope those interviews will be released, palestinian protestors, you let many people in gaza down
@@despraterado588 Well let's start with the constitution and our 1st amendment: Freedom of religion The right to believe, speak, and act in accordance with one's understanding of truth. The First Amendment does not allow the government to establish or interfere with religion. Freedom of speech The right to express ideas through speech and the press. Freedom of the press The right of the press to investigate and report on government wrongdoing. Right to assemble The right to gather with a group for protest or other reasons.
@@despraterado588 freedom of speech. but it isn't a law the only law under capitalism is the right of private property and the right of making profit (aka exploiting workers). anything against this is blasphemy even god comes second to these unalienable rights
- Netanyahu let the attack happen on his own country, despite knowing about the attack 3 days before it happened. - Music festival was organised with lot of foreigners just 3 miles away from the border. On whose order? - Music festival was extended by one day as the attack did not happen when it was thought to happen. On whose order? - Noticing that music festival casualty were less, used IDF to increase the casualties in the music festival. On whose order?
A teacher in Texas that send you my congratulations for graduating and for standing up for human’s right for all where others choose to silent you by fear of losing fund or other investments. We are proud of you, you’re a hero.
Bringing in BLM into this for what? Is the opposition from Black people? Why throw Black people under the bus in a situation that they are not at all driving but are rather fighting against? Majority of Black people are supporting Gaza. Because of speaking out in support of GAZA many Black residents are now being punished in their residency programs. Jewish people in Dermatology used Black students support from Gaza as their reason to write a joined later asking for the dissolution of all programs aimed at recruiting Black students into Dermatology just last month. To be putting their future careers at risk to support Gaza then have people like you go on to bash BLM on top of that is absolutely diabolical.
You absolutely can criticize Israel. It’s just that you guys look like a bunch of neo-nazis to a significant portion of the country. Calling for the abolishment of Israel is genocidal. I get why you are upset, but you are also actively failing to recognize the whole picture. Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences.
That's pretty myopic, considering that arabs and their supporters have built tent cities in some of the best universities in the east. They have done nothing but chant and yell and protest mindlessly.
@@sharonstontsyou're right Qatar is in bed with pro genocide organizations like Israel. All money that comes from Qatar to palestine comes from bibi funding hamas. Facts speak for themselves
I’ve read the link that Abby Phillip stated ; it doesn’t say anything wrong, I’ve found that idea might work for Israel and Palestine. But the way CNN framed it made it sound bad .
They framed it in the worst way possible and then try to make her give a yes/no answer to an ill-framed, ambiguous question. Thankfully, she was far too intelligent for the trap, bravo!
@@HaroldPhillipiansyoutube which you just commented on is taking comments down that have some key words that expose israel and go against it's narrative
I am glad they canceled her speech. It shows who they really are and gave her a bigger platform to speak. Rich donors probably pressured the school and they gave in.
This young woman is so impressive, with a fine mind and great skills of communication. Her poise and sharp intellect are rare gifts. I'd hire her in a second!
@@yvetterenee8256she’s calling for the end of a ethno supremacist state. Israel is a racially segregated state and she is against the racial segregation. Do you think Jim Crow was good in America? Should we bring that back?
@@TRINI818 , They may have family and friends in Israel and it's a part of their family history. It can also compromise their safety at the school, if they're Jewish. I'm not Jewish, but it makes me feel uncomfortable, as well, hearing about abolishing either Country.
If this was a right-wing speaker, you wouldn't be saying that. And there's consequences when these people actually make violent comments... Which people like her have plenty of times.
I feel so bad for our country. History will not forget such an evil. “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.” - Mark Twain
This student is super super smart, intelligent, and respectful.. if any one thinks the opposite under the umbrella of any kind of execuse is just pure jealousy
strange that none of USC's students have been informed by the school of any "serious threats" to their safety, or what to look out for, or of any precautions to take because of those "threats"
Shocking, truly shocking! Almost like it's ummmmm. fucking bullshit. Such an incredibly well spoken woman who I hope becomes a leader in America. You guys desperately need more people like this. If I wasn't an old, fat, hairy and sweaty dude in Australia....oh and I had talent, I'd be saying, heeeey, I'm Alex. 1😂😂😂
"Some of [your Jewish classmates] have said that your selection to speak at their graduation has turned that event into an unwelcome and intolerant environment". If this is true, then those student should be deeply ashamed of themselves. Is this not a textbook definition of racism? Imagine the reverse, somebody saying: "If a Jew speaks, that is unwelcoming and intolerant environment". Simply by the fact of their religion or ethnic background, and that they were allowed to speak? Wow. These "classmates" have some nerve.
When your "valedictorian" posts inflammatory content on their personal social media account that could result in drawing unwelcome attention to your expensive and widely attended high-profile event you have to consider the safety and well being of your guests and the reputation of your institution above all else. It's not that hard to understand. She earned the valedictorian status, but that is it. She gets no say in the decisions of the administration and they owe her no personal consideration for her status. If this event were to go sideways the university would be mired in bad PR for a long time. But if she accepts her diploma without incident and leaves the university in good standing they can turn their attention to the next academic year and the next crop of students looking to graduate and be successful. She has no right to interrupt the flow of the organization.
It is censorship. And if the reason for cancelling her speech actually was security related, that means it was terrorism directed against a Muslim or directed against a citizen based on her political beliefs.
Mind Begs the Question: - If a States policies are - Starvation,Death Camps,Pogroms,Gassing/White Phosphorus,Ethnic Cleansing,etc - Has the right to exist?
@@rayRay-pw6gz How is stating that all people living under the control of a sovereign state should enjoy the same political rights hateful? Was it hateful to voice the opinion that blacks and Indians living in South Africa should enjoy the same rights as the whites? Is it hateful to say that all Shia living in Saudi Arabia should enjoy the same rights as Sunnis living there?
@@jasonerb8854 war is a sad fact of history. Humans are animals. The value of human life is measured . There is no sanity in murder. She made a biased statement online. She lives in the USA. Viewing Americas involvement in the Vietnam war and the Kent state murders. Using her views then the USA should be banned. She has every right to her views and so do all the others. The world is made complex by humans living in a matrix world. They believe in non reality, which leads to many problems. 🇺🇸✌️🫶
She deflects on the question regarding one of the items on her social media page of whether she endorses the call for the complete abolishment of Israel. She was asked a second time. Her response, or lack thereof, speaks to her ideology.
hey, a...hole, we’ve read the link that Abby Phillip stated ; it doesn’t say anything wrong, I’ve found that idea might work for Israel and Palestine. But the way CNN framed it made it sound bad .
That should've been up to Harvard and what they chose. Scary to think tax payer money and congress time was wasted on this. Wake up America we are owned by the highest bidder.
Mind Begs the Question: - When Censored,Criminalized for calling a State as Nazi - Whose policies are Starvation,Death Camps,Gas Chambers/White Phosphorus,Pogroms,Ethnic Cleansing,etc - Living in Free World or Nazi World?
@@benzofrenzzz7377 You can say that about anything "my anti hot dog sentiment can cause people to commit violence against hot dog eaters" see how stupid that logic is. plus she didn't even write her speech yet, how do you know what was in the speech.
Humanity of these students is religion specific.They are hypocrites.Before commenting on freedom of speech in USA ,have they anytime spoken against human rights violations in country of origin.I doubt that.
@@hammie2 I already did but to be specific she posted some writings that accused the Israeli's of being a racist colonial state that need to be eliminated and that one Palestinian state should be created for both Jews and Arabs. She knows that's not possible so all her goal was to do is to create hate towards Israel who are doing nothing but defending themselves against the Palestinians terrorists actions. Yes the civilians are being caught in the middle of Israel's brutal response but it would all stop if the Palestinians would stop their terrorist ways. It's the Palestinians who have been racist against Jews for over 100 years, who hate other Arabs and throw gays off of buildings. Disgusting monsters who are leading those people. Most are not like that but unfortunately they voted Hamas into power and are paying the price for that. Many Palestinians live and work peacefully in Israel.
@@johnmongani5223What about the war crimes of Israel happening right now (killing of journalists and humanitarian aid) and what about the years before that? All human rights of people living in Gaza were trampled for the acts of one group. Many children and women are dying daily within Gaza. Do more research your ignorance is disgusting.
@@aisha2684 you creep. I never said I agreed with Israel's brutality in response to all of the racist terrorist acts of the Palestinians against the Jews. But they are at war and what you described happens during war. Yes I saw a video of a young boy shot in the head yesterday by Israeli soldiers and was as disgusted as you are, but that does not excuse the Palestinians behavior since 1920 that has caused just as much of the bloodshed or the crap that people like you spew who take no responsibility for any of that or what happened on October 7th. Shame on you..
Our regular meddling in the affairs of other nations in the form of coups, and constant funding regimes guilty of genocide and other human rights violations, is more of a threat to our security than any speech a student could give.
So, you side with the Palestinians, then? Because that is what happened to their country and is happening to their people and our tax dollars are funding it. If you say abolish Israel, it sounds crazy but if y'all say bomb Iraq into the stone age, Americans cheer. You can't have it both ways.
There cannot be peace for all in an apartheid ethno-state. Abolishing Israel to create a free state for all its citizens; Jewish, Muslim, and Christian is the only solution.
But as she said in the video being the speaker at commencement is a privilege not a right and when she called for violence she lost that privilege@@MrOmak90
As a young college student (and first-generation American) who is trying to find my own voice, I agree with Asna. My college professors have instilled important values into me. They have pushed me to think deeper and have empowered me with knowledge. They have also lit a spark beneath me that inspires me to educate myself on world issues and speak out against injustice. I'm glad even though she did not get to do her speech I was able to hear her speak in this segment. She is amazing!!! I love the part where she expressed the importance of nuance instead of simply replying yes or no to critical questions. Thank you Asna!
It is a graduation speech, not a political statement they are waiting for. You need to be able to keep your political views to yourself during these events.
@@millies500 If they wanted a different topic, maybe they should have worked their asses off to be valedictorian instead. It's her speech, everyone else can suck it.
@@Jaydo In life, there is a time and a moment to do things right. It is called civility. It is time to understand that this moment comes once in a lifetime and it passes very quickly. You do not steal the moment when hundreds of people are celebrating the end of many years of study to bring up the topic of politics, it is time for these students to enjoy the moment and not bring Palestine on the table. If she wants to express this personal opinion somewhere, she can start a RU-vid channel.
Because of these protestors many schools are cancelling there graduations because of these disruptions. It’s not fair to the students who worked hard for their diplomas.
What're your thoughts on the evil and oppressive nature of Islam towards women? Since you seem to believe "American Christianity" is evil I just want your perspective on a far more totalitarian faith. @@MaddenFifa
hmmm she said she had made some statements on her Instagram. School took action. She was already having some issue due to the postings she was making. School made a call. Why are ppl upset? It is a sensitive topic.
I was ready to give her the benefit of doubt but how she keeps skirting the questions is just so wrong. Maybe the university was right in stopping her to prevent her harm and a danger
nothing sad , all mainstream media serves its masters .. it’s all been bought up to serve different agendas … TV Programmes ( TV PROGAMS YOU ) easiest way to feed people their agenda
"A yes or a no would be an injustice to the issue, and I think that any sort of ideological debate or any sort of academic issue is worth clarification and worth discussion" she ate
@@2IC-hn1hz Unless you're up against snakes that have hijacked the system to make good things seem evil and evil things good. Then you can't just let your guard down.
A yes or a no would be an injustice to the issue. Any sort of idealogical debate or academic discourse is worth clarification and worth discussion” -Asna Tabassum
The framing of question is intend to give the perception that anyone who says yes wants ti "destroy " Isreal. The real question should be do you wish to end the apartheied system of Isreal and grant residents equal rights under the law?
This muslim woman has the chance to get an education here in the USA and you are complaining about human rights? What about the girls and young women in Afghanistan?
Not all Muslim people are born outside of usa lol. And definitely only a handful in Afghanistan. There are Muslim majority country like Indonesia, Bangladesh , Morocco where women get great education and career. Please travel and read
Why didn't the host pull up the social media post in question? Why did the host contort the content into something barely recognizable? Show the post and let the adults make their own decisions.
Good call cancelling her speech. She clearly stated here that she doesn't believe in Israel's right to exist. In other words, she's okay with whatever happens to Israel, including Hamas' "resistance". She believes in "equality for all" aside from Israeli's. These college students have become more and more radical, all under the name of "equality" and empathy -- it's all really a guise with a deeper disdain, and even hatred, for people who they deem to be in a "privileged" class. It's hate wrapped up in a pretend love for the world/equality for all.
Pretty sure you would not be saying this crap if you or someone yk had their speech cancelled. Yk how much ppl gotta work hard to earn a speech and be a validictorian. It’s her fucking speech she can say Wtvr she wants!!
@@razaali5031I agree, she worked hard. But if she’s calling for the death of Israeli people (or the death of any group) even if it’s under the “virtuous” name of “resistance”, I think that’s grounds to cancel a speech.
So the CNN reporter is asking her about what she wrote about the terror state Israel , and she has to explain herself. We all remember six months ago when the war criminal Netanyahu Gave a speech quoting the Bible, amalak: to kill them all, women, children, men, their livestock, and sucking babies… CNN forgot one of the terror state Colonels was on live TV and said they are human animals, no water, no food, no electricity, kill them all… Interesting how this poor girl is being interrogated and she has to justify one sentence that she wrote, but CNN forgot to mention all the speeches and the genocidal speeches from the terror state. This is totally absurd. Why should the state of Israel exist? Based on what ethnic cleansing, refusing to abide by every international law and United Nations resolution ? 194 from the United nation gives the right for all refugees the right to return to their homeland. CNN should do research on the agreement between German Jews and the Nazis, the agreement was called. Haavara Agreement - This is not a conspiracy theory. It has been documented throughout history. That the German Zionist Jews made an agreement with Nazi Germany, The agreements in short promised Zionist Jews from Germany, the right to settle in Palestine…. What gives them the right to return after 2000 years, yet the natives of Palestine don’t have the right to return after they were thrown out by the terrorist Zionist, in 1948. And left as refugees, homeless . CNN should look up all the massacres that were committed by the Zionist terrorist Jews in 1948 to create fear And ethnic cleanse all Palestinians … The CNN reporter did not write the questions they were handed to her by CNN Jerusalem Bureau in Israel. Every story concerning Palestine in Israel has to be vetted by CNN Jerusalem bureau, meaning the story the report has to be vetted by the terror state. This is how much control Israel has on the United States from our politicians, to Hollywood, to the mass media. No nation has the right to exist by ethnic cleansing the natives, and massacring them, and dehumanizing them. Really this is like such a oh I gotcha question, lol. Absurd! Research the Haavara agreement… and after you read it, you will see we are aiding and supporting Nazis.
@@maxpbeaumontshe called for the abolishment of the apartheid in Palestine which isreal human right organizations have classified as an apartheid, so I guess you’d be mad at the abolishment of apartheid South Africa because “apartheid SA deserves to exist!”
Also this is the same mindset as “the blacks will kill us if we free them! We can’t live in an equal state with equal rights” like do you hear how racist this is?
@@DevoteeCT I'm hearing exactly what she said which was a bunch of gaslighting. Her inability to say yes or no speaks volumes to the real answer to the question.
This was the right call on the university’s part. This individual advocates the destruction of Israel. Her appearance itself would have generated a violent response.
Israel is an ILLEGAL state, a creation of the UK based on violent colonial 'rights'. The natives of Gaza have been massacred since e1937, without stop. What Israel has done to Gaza in 80- years is much worse than the whole of ww2 put together.
Asna, here in US: 1-You are Muslim. 2-You are dark-skin from Southeast-Asia. 3-You have studied Palestinian history (Ukraine or Russia would be maintreams) 4-You wear hijab (you are lucky that the white Christian nationalist have not found you yet.) But behind you, there are 277,346,378 muslim in Southwest Asia have been supported and proud of your accomplishments. Someday you will have chance to lead them and help unfortunate people like Palestinians, Afghan, Sudanese ...
But if she gave a speech in which she said that Israel must be abolished, then that would be like the Iranian foreign minister giving a speech before congress and stating that the Jewish people must be driven to the Sea and killed. The latter would never happen; neither should the latter ever happen.
The young woman is smart and brave. Universities in Gaza are not uncomfortable--they are rubble. She is basically referring to the 'one state' solution, a Palestine for all people as equals.
So the CNN reporter is asking her about what she wrote about the terror state Israel , and she has to explain herself. We all remember six months ago when the war criminal Netanyahu Gave a speech quoting the Bible, amalak: to kill them all, women, children, men, their livestock, and sucking babies… CNN forgot one of the terror state Colonels was on live TV and said they are human animals, no water, no food, no electricity, kill them all… Interesting how this poor girl is being interrogated and she has to justify one sentence that she wrote, but CNN forgot to mention all the speeches and the genocidal speeches from the terror state. This is totally absurd. Why should the state of Israel exist? Based on what ethnic cleansing, refusing to abide by every international law and United Nations resolution ? 194 from the United nation gives the right for all refugees the right to return to their homeland. CNN should do research on the agreement between German Jews and the Nazis, the agreement was called. Haavara Agreement - This is not a conspiracy theory. It has been documented throughout history. That the German Zionist Jews made an agreement with Nazi Germany, The agreements in short promised Zionist Jews from Germany, the right to settle in Palestine…. What gives them the right to return after 2000 years, yet the natives of Palestine don’t have the right to return after they were thrown out by the terrorist Zionist, in 1948. And left as refugees, homeless . CNN should look up all the massacres that were committed by the Zionist terrorist Jews in 1948 to create fear And ethnic cleanse all Palestinians … The CNN reporter did not write the questions they were handed to her by CNN Jerusalem Bureau in Israel. Every story concerning Palestine in Israel has to be vetted by CNN Jerusalem bureau, meaning the story the report has to be vetted by the terror state. This is how much control Israel has on the United States from our politicians, to Hollywood, to the mass media. No nation has the right to exist by ethnic cleansing the natives, and massacring them, and dehumanizing them. Really this is like such a oh I gotcha question, lol. Absurd! Research the Haavara agreement… and after you read it, you will see we are aiding and supporting Nazis.
