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San Francisco State University Hit by Lawsuit Brought by Students, Community Members Alleging ‘Anti-Jewish Animus’
San Francisco State University (SFSU) was hit by a lawsuit on Monday brought by students and local community members accusing the school of “an extremely disturbing and consistent pattern of anti-Jewish animus.”
Claiming that SFSU has allowed a “hostile environment” toward Jews since at least 1968, when the social justice-focused College of Ethnic Studies was established, the plaintiffs said that the situation “has only gotten worse over time” and that “SFSU and its administrators have knowingly fostered this.”
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The plaintiffs claim SFSU has allowed a “dangerous assault on First Amendment rights” to take place.
“Jews are at best ignored, but more often ostracized in every corner of the university community,” the plaintiffs wrote. “While other groups are able to host events, obtain permits and participate in ‘tabling’ at student fairs, Jewish groups are customarily forced to fight for these basic rights as tuition-paying students, no matter how hard they work to follow processes correctly and avoid controversy.”
https://www.algemeiner.com/2017/06/19/san-francisco-state-university-hit-by-lawsuit-brought-by-students-community-members-alleging-anti-jewish-animus/
The College Witch Hunt Began With Jews
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The outrages at Mizzou, DePaul and Evergreen have their roots in the anti-Zionist and anti-Jewish bullying and harassment that has taken place in schools throughout the country, particularly at colleges that have chapters of Students for Justice and Palestine (SJP) and the Muslim Brotherhood-founded Muslim Student Association (MSA).
School presidents and administrators have allowed these organizations to cause far too much trouble for far too long. The behavior of anti-Zionist activists and the unwillingness of school administrators to act has degraded the intellectual and educational atmosphere on college campuses. Things have gotten so bad that a lawsuit was filed against San Francisco State University over the anti-Jewish animus that has manifested itself at the school since 1968.
Higher education, as a whole, is paying the price for the failure to confront the misdeeds of groups like SJP and MSA. The intimidation of students and faculty at Mizzou, DePaul and Evergreen State College is merely an expansion of the mistreatment endured by Jews on colleges throughout the country. Once it became evident that Jews could be treated badly without consequence, it was only a matter of time before ideologues enlarged their target base.
The bullies will not give up without a fight. Like any millennial movement faced with defeat, the social justice warriors who have made life so difficult for Jews (and others) on college campuses over the past few years will likely double down on their craziness when they get back to school this upcoming fall. We can expect their tone to be a confrontational one, as they try to maintain their ability to disrupt the intellectual growth of their fellow students and silence opposing ideological voices, who just now have started to find their voice.
https://www.algemeiner.com/2017/06/21/the-college-witch-hunt-began-with-jews/
Iran's Soccer Captain calls on country's leader to lift the nationwide Stadium Ban of Women
Shojaei has spoken out on a taboo issue in Iran – no player for the national team has ever called for a lifting of the ban, which has been in place since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Iran secured their 2018 World Cup berth after beating Uzbekistan last Monday in the Azadi Stadium, witnessed by almost 60,000 men in attendance.
"They should set a course that women are also allowed to come to stadiums in the future," Shojaei, who plays for Greek club Panionios, was quoted by Iranian news outlet Varsesh3.
President Hassan Rouhani and his government are reportedly against the stadium ban, but have not been able to push through lifting it.
https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/iran-captain-masoud-shojaei-asks-president-let-women-attend-matches#hSVQA00RJHJQaY2q.99
Nabra Hassanen abducted and murdered 'in hate crime' on her way to mosque in Virginia
Nabra Hassanen, 17, was on her way to prayers after breakfast yesterday when she was confronted by a man who drove past in a car.
She was assaulted and became separated from her four friends, police said. She was believed to have tripped over her clothes before she was attacked.
The other teenagers made it safely to the mosque where they notified the authorities and a search was launched for the girl. A body was later found in a pond near Ridgetop Circle in Sterling, about three miles from where the attack took place.
The girls had been to a sleepover the previous night at an Islamic institution nearby.
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/muslim-girl-abducted-and-murdered-in-hate-crime-on-her-way-to-mosque-in-virginia-a3568081.html
She had the face of an angel. A smile that could light up an entire city.
WOMEN IN IRAN WEAR WHITE ON WEDNESDAYS TO CHALLENGE COMPULSORY HIJAB
Women in Iran have found a middle ground in the struggle between those who want to cover their hair and those who don’t in a new campaign called White Wednesday or “Wednesday without compulsion.”
Now running for the fourth week, the campaign invites women and men to wear white veils, scarves or bracelets, the color of peace, to show their opposition to the mandatory dress code. It is the latest initiative of journalist Masih Alinejad, founder of My Stealthy Freedom, an online movement advocating freedom of choice.
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Iranian society is dictated by conservative Islamic law and since the Islamic Revolution of 1979 women have been required to cover their hair in accordance with these religious norms, facing arrest if they don’t follow them. The religious authorities have issued other bans restricting women’s choices throughout the years, and continue to do so.
A proposed ban on Zumba, the popular dance that is practised as a form of physical exercise in gyms worldwide, created controversy last week.
http://www.newsweek.com/women-iran-wear-white-wednesdays-challenge-compulsory-hijab-625453
Feds: Up to 100 girls may be victims in genital cutting case. FGM Michigan
A federal prosecutor said Wednesday that the government estimates as many as 100 girls may have had their genitals cut at the hands of a local Michigan doctor and her cohorts.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Sara Woodward disclosed the information while trying to convince a a federal judge to keep a doctor and his wife locked up in the historic case. It involves allegations that two Minnesota girls had their genitals cut at a Livonia clinic in February as part of a religious rite of passage and were told to keep what happened a secret.
"Due to the secretive nature of this procedure, we are unlikely to ever know how many children were cut by Dr. (Jumana) Nagarwala," Woodward said, referring to the lead defendant in the case, later adding, "The Minnesota victims were not the first victims."
Against Woodward's wishes, U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman granted bond to two other defendants in the case: Fakhruddin Attar, 53, of Farmington Hills, who is accused of letting Nagarwala use his clinic to perform genital cutting procedures on minor girls; and his wife, Farida Attar, 50, who is accused of holding the girls' hands during the procedure to keep them from squirming and to calm them.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/06/07/feds-up-100-girls-may-victims-genital-cutting-case/379356001/
Iran's parliament and Khomeini shrine attacked by gunmen.
Armed individuals have opened fire at the Iranian parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital, Tehran, causing a number of casualties.
Heavy gunfire could be heard on an audio recording from inside the parliament chamber, and there are reports that a security guard has died.
Several people were injured at the shrine, dedicated to the founder of the modern Islamic republic.
There was one suicide bomber and two or three other gunmen.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40184641
Al Jazeera Tweets, Then Deletes, Anti-Semitic Greedy Jew Meme.
The English-language Twitter account for Al Jazeera tweeted an anti-Semitic meme on Wednesday to promote a story about climate change.
Al Jazeera later deleted the post, but Twitter user Eli Meixler quickly took a screenshot.
The meme is known as the “Happy Merchant,” and depicts a hook-nosed Jew in a yarmulke rubbing his hands together. BuzzFeed has called the character the “internet’s favorite anti-Semitic image.”
Al Jazeera did not respond to a request for comment.
http://forward.com/fast-forward/373476/al-jazeera-tweets-deletes-anti-semitic-greedy-jew-meme/
Egypt Attack: Coptic Christians Killed on Bus Heading to Monastery. 24 dead.
An attack targeting a bus carrying Coptic Christians left 24 people dead on Friday, Egyptian authorities said.
State TV reported gunmen opened fire as the vehicle traveled on the road to the St. Samuel Monastery in Minya province, which is located about 140 miles south of Cairo.
Christians make up around 10 percent of Egypt's mostly Muslim population of 83 million. They have long faced discrimination, but in recent years they have found themselves increasingly targeted by Islamist extremists.
Experts told NBC News in April that the violence leveled against them was "the worst it has ever been."
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/egypt-attack-coptic-christians-killed-bus-heading-monastery-n764981?cid=eml_nbn_20170526
Philippine troops try to retake city stormed by ISIS allies
Army tanks packed with soldiers rolled into a southern Philippine city Thursday to try to restore control after ISIS-linked militants launched a violent siege that sent thousands of people fleeing for their lives and raised fears of extremists gaining traction in the country.
At least 21 people have died in fighting that erupted late Tuesday, when the army raided the Marawi hideout of Isnilon Hapilon, who is on Washington's list of most-wanted terrorists and has a $5 million bounty on his head.
But the operation quickly went wrong. Militants called in reinforcements and swept through the streets, torching buildings, taking a Catholic priest and his worshippers hostage and sealing off much of the city to the outside world.
President Rodrigo Duterte declared 60 days of martial law on Tuesday across the southern third of the nation, an area that includes Marawi but extends well beyond it. Mindanao is home to 22 million people.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/philippines-isis-abu-sayyaf-maute-marawi-rodrigo-duterte-emergency/#
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