Nooran Alhamdan speaks with three Palestinian American students who have been targets of rightwing Zionists blacklists and their affiliated websites to discuss this growing problem of free speech, digital rights, and academic freedom.
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He is a member of Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA and the Palestinian Youth Movement
Omar Zahzah is a PhD student in comparative literature at University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as a member of Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA and the Palestinian Youth Movement.
PhD candidate in Chemistry at Johns Hopkins University
Rasha Anayah is a PhD Candidate in Chemistry at Johns Hopkins University. She has taught over 200 students as a graduate student and was promoted to head TA for her stellar work. In November of 2020, she became the subject of an international smear campaign by pro-Israel groups that has entailed death threats and attempts to get her fired. A year later, the Zionist lobby has not let up on the attacks against her. Despite these attacks, Rasha continues her research into more ethical next generation batteries. She demonstrates what it means to be a successful Palestinian in a field entrenched in Zionism and aims to bring an anti-militarist lens to her work.
Palestinian civil engineering student at USC Viterbi in Southern California.
Yasmeen Mashayekh is a 21 year old Muslim, Palestinian civil engineering student at USC Viterbi in Southern California. Her political views and social media posts have subjected her to targeted harassment by the Zionist lobby that has led to an FBI visit, punishment from her university, and media attention.
