'I also wanted to impart a message of responsibility,' Asna Tabassum said.
"I also wanted to impart a message of responsibility," Asna Tabassum said.Asna Tabassum, USC's Valedictorian whose speech was canceled out of safety concerns concerning her pro-Palestinian views, speaks with ABC News.The University of Southern California's campus has been in the spotlight after school administrators canceled a student valedictorian's commencement speech due to safety concerns over her pro-Palestinian views.
Asna Tabassum, USC's Valedictorian whose speech was canceled out of safety concerns concerning her pro-Palestinian views, speaks with ABC News.Tabassum has openly criticized the decision and several Muslim rights groups have also called out the school. Pro-Israel associations, however, have commended the school for its decision.
MORE: USC cancels valedictorian's speech amid Palestinian support, student says school 'caving to fear and rewarding hatred' And I think it points to what I've been saying since the beginning of this issue, which is that I'm committed to human equality and to human rights. And so this link, I encourage people to look at it in its entirety rather than looking at one specific example.
Asna Tabassum, USC's Valedictorian whose speech was canceled out of safety concerns concerning her pro-Palestinian views, speaks with ABC News.ABC NEWS LIVE: OK. So USC has said this is not meant to infringe upon your free speech. Do you feel like it's doing just that? And so whether free speech in its most technical terms is being debated here is maybe up for debate. But I will say speech is an issue and speech is being stifled.ABC NEWS LIVE: What were you going to speak about? There's a lot of talk about what you posted, that link, and what your beliefs may be.
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