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Victory! GWU apologizes to student for Palestinian flag censorship
Palestine Legal welcomes George Washington University President Steven Knapp’s apology to pre-med student Ramie Abounaja for the college’s discriminatory removal of his Palestinian flag.
On December 7, Palestine Legal wrote GWU, explaining that the university’s actions appeared to be based on complaints by other students who disagreed with the viewpoint of his message. In its letter, Palestine Legal requested that the ‘Warning Letter’ be removed from Ramie’s file, that GWU issue an apology and clarify that its policies would not be discriminatorily enforced against students based on the viewpoint of their message or their national origin.
Palestine Legal is pleased with the steps GWU has taken to ameliorate this incident and will continue to monitor GWU’s policies and defend the right of college students across the U.S. to express their views supporting Palestinian freedom.
Palestine Legal welcomes George Washington University President Steven Knapp’s apology to pre-med student Ramie Abounaja for the college’s discriminatory removal of his Palestinian flag.
On December 7, Palestine Legal wrote GWU, explaining that the university’s actions appeared to be based on complaints by other students who disagreed with the viewpoint of his message. In its letter, Palestine Legal requested that the ‘Warning Letter’ be removed from Ramie’s file, that GWU issue an apology and clarify that its policies would not be discriminatorily enforced against students based on the viewpoint of their message or their national origin.
Palestine Legal is pleased with the steps GWU has taken to ameliorate this incident and will continue to monitor GWU’s policies and defend the right of college students across the U.S. to express their views supporting Palestinian freedom.