Palestinian and Muslim students demand investigation into Harvard for allegedly failing to protect them from harassment

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Source: CNN

Palestinian and Muslim students demand investigation into Harvard for allegedly failing to protect them from harassment

By Matt Egan, CNN
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Published 5:23 PM EST, Mon January 29, 2024

New York (CNN) — A federal civil rights complaint was filed on Monday against Harvard University on behalf of Muslim and Palestinian students who say the school failed to protect them from harassment and intimidation, according to the Muslim Legal Fund of America.

The complaint, filed with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, calls for an immediate investigation into Harvard, the legal group said.

MLFA said students faced “rampant harassment and racist attacks including doxxing, stalking and assault simply for being Palestinian, Muslim and supporters of Palestinian rights.”

“The issues these students faced are, quite frankly, heart wrenching,” Christina Jump, the lead attorney for the students and the head of the MLFA’s Civil Litigation Department, told CNN in a phone interview. “They are trying to walk the campus but they’re getting accosted because they look like someone who might be Palestinian or Muslim. And they are being called terrorists.”

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