USC cancels valedictorian's graduation speech because she is Muslim

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NPR had a little more context for this. Tabassum had posted on social media about Palestine, and a student group "Trojans (the USC mascot) for Israel" objected. USC claims that that objection grew beyond the college but is very unclear about how that relates to safety.

I just wanted to clarify because stances on events in the Middle East are related to but not the same as Muslim or Jewish identity, so given this context I thought the topic title was a little misleading. For instance, I think in this case the same thing would have probably happened with an irreligious white student who had the same social media posts.
"Like you're standing in front of them with your hands behind your back, and then present a small ribbon-wrapped gift to them."
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