Showing posts with label Amir Abdel Malik Ali. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Amir Abdel Malik Ali. Show all posts

Thursday, June 14, 2007

2006 to 2007 School Year at UCI: 23 out of 30 weeks had MSU-invited anti-Jewish Speakers

This list, compared with the number of events from the 2005 - 2006 school year, shows an increase of 130%.

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Amir Abdel Malik Ali, Imam Asi, Imam Mohammad al-Asi, Imam Abdel Aleem Musa, and Ward Churchill are all un-repentant anti-Jewish speakers.

Sheik Sadullah Khan may have learned that his words do cause harm, and thus appears to have improved his language, in public at least.

Kareem Elsayed, Osman Umarji, and Ghaith Aljazzar are all former leaders of the UCI MSU.

Mohammad Merteban is a former leader of the UCLA MSA.

CAIR is an unindicted co-conspirator in the Federal HAMAS funding case and is an unapologetic supporter of HAMAS.



THE LIST

Fall 2006
8 out of 10 weeks

Week 1
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1383
THURSDAY:
Ramadan Lecture
Speaker: Amir Abdel Malik
5pm – Maghrib

Week 2
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1388
TUESDAY:
Themes of the Quran –
Speaker: Sheikh Sadullah Khan
5-6pm at the Cross Cultural Center Conference Room

THURSDAY:
Israeli Invasion of Lebanon –
Speaker: Amir Abdel Malik
12-1pm at the Flagpoles (Anteater Plaza)

Ramadan Discussion –
The First 10 Days of Ramadan – Seek MERCY; The next 10 days – Seek FORGIVENESS
Speaker: Amir Abdel Malik
5-6pm in the Cross Cultural Center Conference Room


Week 3
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1393
MONDAY:
Debriefing Meeting –
An evaluation meeting on last Thursday's events with Amir Abdel Malik.
2pm (after Dhuhr) at the CCC
[cUCIs note: Malik Ali did not show, and a non-Muslim student who attempted to attend this meeting was asked to leave because he was not a Muslim]

WEDNESDAY:
THE 3RD ANNUAL FAST-A-THON –

Come support the non-Muslim students on campus that pledged to fast for a noble cause. For every non-Muslim that fasted, various Muslim businesses and sponsors will donate money towards Humanitarian Day, inshAllah. Humanitarian Day is put on by the Coalition to Preserve Human Dignity, which is headed by the ILM Foundation. Br. Naim Shah is one of the main founders and organizers for Humanitarian Day, which serves thousands of homeless every year in Skid Row, one of the poorest areas in the United States . Humanitarian Day is dedicated to providing long-lasting resources like hygiene kits, medical care and clothing; it is headed up by civic Muslim organizations, and coordinated primarily by Islamic Relief.

SPEAKERS – NAIM SHAH and SHEIKH SADULLAH KHAN

6-8:00pm at BC'S CAVERN (Across from the Science Library

**If you would like to donate to Humanitarian Day, please feel free to contact Sr. Hanan Saadi at hsaadi@....


Week 5
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1403
THURSDAY:
North Korea – No Oil; No War
Speaker – Imam Asi
12-1pm at the flagpoles

MSU Discussion –
Speaker – Imam Asi
5-6pm in the Conference Room of the CCC


Week 7
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1416
MONDAY:
Sisters' Quran Class –
5:30pm at ICOI
Instructor: Sheikh Sadullah
*This is a Qur'anic studies class for sisters, which will be covering topics of: rules of Tajweed overview and recitation, Qur'anic Tafseer of key concepts and events, Qur'anic Vocabulary and much more!
**For more information please contact – Sr. Aicha Sebaa at aichasebaa@...

Tajweed Class –
6:00pm in Gateway 1 (behind the area where we pray)
Class Leader: Br. Kareem Elsayed
*Allah (swt) says in the Qur'an "Those to whom We have given the Book read it as it ought to be read... (2:121)." Tajweed is the science of how to read the Qur'an as it aught to be read and we are commanded by Allah (swt) to read His book using Tajweed . Insha'Allah this class will cover the rules of Tajweed as well as how to properly pronounce the letters of the Arabic alphabet. If you are new to reading the Qur'an or if you are a pro, insha'Allah you can learn something in this class.
**For more information please contact – Br. Kareem Elsayed at kareemelsayed@...

TUESDAY:
Frosh/Soph Discussion –
6:30pm in HICF 100L
Discussion Leaders: Sr. Huda Shaka' and Br. Kareem
*The discussions are a place for us to bring up any questions about relevant issues we deal with everyday as Muslims. Focus is put on strengthening our foundation of Islam and working towards increasing our imaan by discussing the meaning of salah, the meanings of the names of Allah (SWT), and the need for Islam in the world.
**For more information please contact – Sr. Huda Shaka' at hshaka@... and Br. Kareem Elsayed at kareemelsayed@...



Week 8
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1421
MONDAY:
Tajweed Class –
6:00pm in Gateway 1 (behind the area where we pray)
Class Leader: Br. Kareem Elsayed
*Allah (swt) says in the Qur'an "Those to whom We have given the Book read it as it ought to be read... (2:121)." Tajweed is the science of how to read the Qur'an as it aught to be read and we are commanded by Allah (swt) to read His book using Tajweed. Insha'Allah this class will cover the rules of Tajweed as well as how to properly pronounce the letters of the Arabic alphabet. If you are new to reading the Qur'an or if you are a pro, insha'Allah you can learn something in this class.
**For more information please contact – Br. Kareem Elsayed at kareemelsayed@...


Week 9
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1425
TUESDAY:
Themes of the Quran
5-6:15pm in HICF 100Q
Topic: The Quran as our Guide
Speaker: Sheikh Sadullah Khan





Week 10
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1430
TUESDAY:
Frosh/Soph Discussion –
6:30pm in HICF 100L
Discussion Leaders: Sr. Huda Shaka’ and Br. Kareem
*The discussions are a place for us to bring up any questions about relevant issues we deal with everyday as Muslims. Focus is put on strengthening our foundation of Islam and working towards increasing our imaan by discussing the meaning of salah, the meanings of the names of Allah (SWT), and the need for Islam in the world.
**For more information please contact – Sr. Huda Shaka’ at hshaka@... and Br. Kareem Elsayed at kareemelsayed@...

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Winter 2007
9 out of 10 weeks

Week 2
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1445
TUESDAY:
Tarbiyyah Lecture –
Topic: Themes of the Quran
Speaker: Sheikh Sadullah Khan
5:15pm in SSTR 101 (Social Science Trailors)

Frosh/Soph Discussion –
6:30pm in SSTR 101
Discussion Leaders: Sr. Huda Shaka' and Br. Kareem
*The discussions are a place for us to bring up any questions about relevant issues we deal with everyday as Muslims. Focus is put on strengthening our foundation of Islam and working towards increasing our imaan by discussing the meaning of salah, the meanings of the names of Allah (SWT), and the need for Islam in the world.
**For more information please contact – Sr. Huda Shaka' at hshaka@... and Br. Kareem Elsayed at kareemelsayed@...


Week 3
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1447
TUESDAY:
Da'wah Class - The Importance of Da'wah
5:30-6:30pm in SSTR 102
Discussion Leader: Br. Osman Umarji
*We will be starting an Interactive Da'wah Class this quarter with Mock Dialogues along with lectures on Da'wah related topics. This week, our dear Br. Osman Umarji will be talking about the importance of Da'wah - how it is obligatory, and what we can do as students.

Frosh/Soph Discussion – (Sr. Huda Shaka's Last Discussion Session!!)
6:30pm in SSTR 102
Discussion Leaders: Sr. Huda Shaka' and Br. Kareem
*The discussions are a place for us to bring up any questions about relevant issues we deal with everyday as Muslims. Focus is put on strengthening our foundation of Islam and working towards increasing our imaan by discussing the meaning of salah, the meanings of the names of Allah (SWT), and the need for Islam in the world.
**For more information please contact – Sr. Huda Shaka' at hshaka@... and Br. Kareem Elsayed at kareemelsayed@...



THURSDAY:
OUTDOOR EVENT –
The Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (Co-Sponsored with ASU)
12-1pm Flagpoles (Ring Road)
Speaker: Amir Abdel Malik

INDOOR EVENT –
Moses (pbuh): Truth to Power
5:30-7pm in HH178 (Humanities Hall)
Speaker: Amir Abdel Malik


Week 4
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1449
TUESDAY:
Frosh/Soph Discussion –
6:30pm in SSTR 102
Discussion Leaders: Br. Kareem Elsayed
*The discussions are a place for us to bring up any questions about relevant issues we deal with everyday as Muslims. Focus is put on strengthening our foundation of Islam and working towards increasing our imaan by discussing the meaning of salah, the meanings of the names of Allah (SWT), and the need for Islam in the world.
**For more information please contact –Br. Kareem Elsayed at kareemelsayed@...

THURSDAY:
Aushura Event
Speaker – Sheikh Sadullah Khan
5:30-7pm in HH178


Week 5
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1453
TUESDAY:
Frosh/Soph Discussion –
6:30pm in SSTR 102
Discussion Leaders: Br. Kareem Elsayed
*The discussions are a place for us to bring up any questions about relevant issues we deal with everyday as Muslims. Focus is put on strengthening our foundation of Islam and working towards increasing our imaan by discussing the meaning of salah, the meanings of the names of Allah (SWT), and the need for Islam in the world.
**For more information please contact –Br. Kareem Elsayed at kareemelsayed@...

WEDNESDAY:
Seerah Class – Battles during the time of the Prophet (SAAW) –
6:30-7:30pm in HICF 100N
Class Leader – Br. Ghaith Aljazzar
*For more information please contact Sr. Aicha Sebaa at aichasebaa@...


Week 6
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1457
TUESDAY:
Frosh/Soph Discussion –
7pm in HICF 100Q
Discussion Leaders: Br. Kareem
*The discussions are a place for us to bring up any questions about relevant issues we deal with everyday as Muslims. Focus is put on strengthening our foundation of Islam and working towards increasing our imaan by discussing the meaning of salah, the meanings of the names of Allah (SWT), and the need for Islam in the world.
**For more information please contact – Br. Kareem Elsayed at kareemelsayed@...

WEDNESDAY:
Seerah Class – Battles during the time of the Prophet (sAaws)
6:30-7:30pm in HICF 100N
Class Leader – Br. Ghaith Aljazzar


Week 7
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1462
WEDNESDAY:
Seerah Class – Battles during the time of the Prophet (sAaws)
7-8pm in SSL 140
Class Leader – Br. Ghaith Aljazzar

THURSDAY:
JIHAD –
6-7pm in SSPA 1100
Speaker: Hisham Mahmoud




Week 8
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1466
TUESDAY:
Frosh/Soph Discussion –
7pm in HICF 100Q
Discussion Leader: Br. Kareem
* The discussions are a place for us to bring up any questions about relevant issues we deal with everyday as Muslims. Focus is put on strengthening our foundation of Islam and working towards increasing our imaan by discussing the meaning of salah, the meanings of the names of Allah (SWT), and the need for Islam in the world.
**For more information please contact – Br. Kareem Elsayed at kareemelsayed@...

WEDNESDAY:
Why Were They Killed: The Life and Death of Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
7-8pm in Crystal Cove Auditorium
Speaker – Amir Abdel Malik


THURSDAY:
Why We Fight –
12-1pm
Speaker: Amir Abdel Malik


FRIDAY:
Jummah Prayer –
1:15-1:50pm at the Interfaith Trailer
Topic: Muslim Contributions
Speaker (Khateeb): Br. Mohammad Merteban




Week 9
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1477
MONDAY
SPECIAL DOCUMENTARY EVENT – "This Body is a Prison"
6-8pm in SSLH 100
*A first hand account of the life and stuggle in the West Bank, where Professor of Psychology Khalil Issa discusses the existential dilemmas faced by Palestinian youth as they attempt to develop a sense of self in a land carved by war.

TUESDAY
Themes of the Quran –
6-7pm in HICF 100Q
Speaker – Sheikh Sadullah Khan

Frosh/Soph Discussion –
7pm in HICF 100Q
Discussion Leader: Br. Kareem Elsayed
*The discussions are a place for us to bring up any questions about relevant issues we deal with everyday as Muslims. Focus is put on strengthening our foundation of Islam and working towards increasing our imaan by discussing the meaning of salah, the meanings of the names of Allah (SWT), and the need for Islam in the world.
**For more information please contact – Br. Kareem Elsayed at kareemelsayed@...



Week 10
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1482
TUESDAY
Frosh/Soph Special Discussion – Open to everyone
6-8pm in HICF 100Q
Discussion Leader: Br. Kareem Elsayed, Sr. Qanita Mohiuddin, Br. Mohammad Mertaban
Title: Organizing Our Lives
Description: A hands-on workshop dedicated to teach us how to balance every aspect of our lives
**For more information please contact – Br. Kareem Elsayed at kareemelsayed@...

WEDNESDAY

Battles during the Seerah Class –
6:30-7:30pm in HICF 100N
Class Leader: Br. Ghaith Aljazzar

FRIDAY
Jummah Prayer –
1:15-1:50pm at the Interfaith Trailer
Topic – Tawakkul
Speaker (Khateeb) – Br. Kareem Elsayed

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Spring 2007
8 out of 10 weeks if you include Sheik Sadullah Khan
6 out of 10 weeks if you think Sheik Khan has reformed himself

Week 1
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1489
FRIDAY
Jummah Prayer –
1:15-1:50pm at the Interfaith Trailer
Topic – Islamic Activism
Speaker (Khateeb) – Br. Mohammed Mertaban



Week 2
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1495
TUESDAY
Frosh/Soph Discussion –
6:15-7:15pm in CS 174 (Computer Science, across from Engineering Tower)
Discussion Leader: Br. Kareem Elsayed
*The discussions are a place for us to bring up any questions about relevant issues we deal with everyday as Muslims. Focus is put on strengthening our foundation of Islam and working towards increasing our imaan by discussing the meaning of salah, the meanings of the names of Allah (SWT), and the need for Islam in the world.
**For more information please contact – Br. Kareem Elsayed at kareemelsayed@ gmail.com

FRIDAY
Jummah Prayer –
1:15-1:50pm at the Interfaith Trailer
Topic – Akhlaaq (Noble Character)
Speaker (Khateeb) – Br. Ghaith Aljazzar


Week 3
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1500
TUESDAY
Frosh/Soph Discussion –
6-7pm in SSTR 100
Discussion Leader: Br. Kareem Elsayed
*The discussions are a place for us to bring up any questions about relevant issues we deal with everyday as Muslims. Focus is put on strengthening our foundation of Islam and working towards increasing our imaan by discussing the meaning of salah, the meanings of the names of Allah (SWT), and the need for Islam in the world.
**For more information please contact – Br. Kareem Elsayed at kareemelsayed@ gmail.com

FRIDAY
Jummah Prayer –
1:15-1:50pm at the Interfaith Trailer
Topic – Leadership
Speaker (Khateeb) – Br. Mohamad Mertaban


Week 5
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1507
WEDNESDAY
SPECIAL EVENT
Tarbiyyah Lecture –
7:45-9pm in HH178
Speaker – Amir Abdel Malik Ali
Topic – "The Methodology of the Islamic Movement"

THURSDAY
SPECIAL: Writing Workshop by Sr. Laila Karamally from CAIR
2:30-3:30pm in SSTR 101
*Come to this very rare workshop opportunity that will help you improve your writing skills!

SPECIAL: Palestine Workshop with Discussion by Amir Abdel Malik Ali
7:45-9pm in SSTR 103
*Come to this very rare workshop opportunity that will help you increase your knowledge on the situation of our brothers and sisters in Palestine.



Week 6
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1510
TUESDAY
SPECIAL EVENT
Surviving the Nazis: Remembering is not enough –
6pm at the Cross Cultural Center
Speaker – Hedy Epstein, Holocaust Survivor

WEDNESDAY
SPECIAL EVENT I
Islamic Revival –
12-1pm at the Flagpoles
Speaker – Imam Abdel Aleem Musa

SPECIAL EVENT II
The Atlantic Graveyard: an African Holocaust –
6pm in HH178
Speaker – Imam Abdel Aleem Musa

THURSDAY
SPECIAL EVENT I
Stop the War! Rally –
12-1pm at the Flagpoles
Speaker – Professor Ward Churchill

SPECIAL EVENT II
Manifest Destiny and the American Holocaust –
8pm at Crystal Cove Auditorium
Speaker – Professor Ward Churchill



Week 7
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1517
MONDAY

SPECIAL EVENT I
Why Palestine? –
12-1pm at the Flagpoles
Speaker – Imam Mohammad al-Asi

SPECIAL EVENT II
Hamas –
6pm at Crystal Cove Auditorium
Speaker – Imam Mohammad al-Asi


TUESDAY

SPECIAL EVENT I
Zio-Nazis –
12-1pm at the Flagpoles
Speaker – Lenni Brenner

SPECIAL EVENT II
The Trail of Tears – Roots of Israeli Apartheid –
6pm at Crystal Cove Auditorium
Speaker – Dr. Hatem Bazian

WEDNESDAY
SPECIAL EVENT I
Anti-Semitism: The Zionist Facade –
12-1pm at the Flagpoles
Speaker – Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss

SPECIAL EVENT II
Israel: A Mockery to Democracy –
6pm at Crystal Cove Auditorium
Speaker – Lenni Brenner

THURSDAY

SPECIAL EVENT I
Terrorists, Freedom Fighters, & The Holy Land –
12-1pm at the Flagpoles
Speaker – Amir Abdel Malik Ali

SPECIAL EVENT II
The UC Intifada: How You Can Help Palestine –
6pm at Crystal Cove Auditorium
Speaker – Amir Abdel Malik Ali


Week 8
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1519
THURSDAY
SPECIAL EVENT
Apartheid South Africa: A Personal Account –
6pm in TBA
Speaker – Sheikh Sadullah Khan


Week 10
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1528
TUESDAY

SPECIAL EVENT
End of the Year Banquet
6pm at Crawford Hall
Speakers - Sheikh Sadullah Khan and Brother Hassan Elwan
Prereg: $10 | On-site: $15
*Come celebrate the end of an amazing year, and say good-bye to the graduates! Bring your family and friends.
**For more information or to register for the Banquet, visit www.alkalima.com/events.

Monday, October 09, 2006

MSU is having a "debriefing meeting" with Amir Abdel Malik Ali?

From: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1393

MONDAY:
Debriefing Meeting –
An evaluation meeting on last Thursday's events with Amir Abdel Malik
2pm (after Dhuhr) at the CCC [Cross Cultural Center]

Friday, October 06, 2006

Exclusive: Amir Abdel Malik Ali's Ramadan sermon from yesterday (part 1 of 3)

This just in - a recording of Amir Abdel Malik Ali's October 6, 2006 Ramadan speech. It's in 3 parts and it appears to be missing the first few minutes. Overall most of it is harmless, but Malik Ali couldn't help himself to stick it to [sarcasm on] those evil Zionists [sarcasm off] as well as to call for support of the terrorist organization Hezbollah several times.

UPDATED 11/28/2007 to add LiveLeak links

Part 1


Part 2

Part 3

Three Videos of Yesterday's Amir Abdel Malik Ali Flagpoles Speech

Anteaters for Israel, the UC Irvine pro-Israel student organization, posted these three clips of yesterday's Amir Abdel Malik Ali speech at the Anteater Plaza Flagpoles.





Monday, October 02, 2006

Amir Abdel Malik Ali this Thursday

From: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msu-uci/message/1388

THURSDAY:
Israeli Invasion of Lebanon –

Speaker: Amir Abdel Malik
12-1pm at the Flagpoles ( Anteater Plaza )

Ramadan Discussion –
The First 10 Days of Ramadan – Seek MERCY; The next 10 days – Seek FORGIVENESS

Speaker: Amir Abdel Malik
5-6pm in the Cross Cultural Center Conference Room

Quran Recitation –
6pm-Maghrib at the Cross Cultural Center

Monday, September 25, 2006

Week 1: Amir Abdel Malik Ali already paying a visit to campus

The MSU just released their Fall Week 1 calendar.

Amir Abdel Malik Ali will be doing the Ramadan speech on Thursday at 5 pm as part of their Maghrib prayer - the prayer to break the daily Ramadan fast.

How Physically Close Have You Been to Blatant Anti-Semitism?


By Joe Example, the Concerned UCI Student

(Published originally in the first StandWithUs Orange County Newsletter, September 7, 2006)

Before I came to UC Irvine, I had only heard stories of in-your-face anti-Semitism from my family: while in the US army, my father was asked where his hooves and horns were. While visiting Germany during the 1930’s, my grand aunt – who happened to have blond hair and blue eyes – came across a bunch of brown shirts beating a Jew; she told them in perfect German to go you-know-what themselves.

But me – I had never seen it up close. That is, until I came to UCI.

UCI - in the top 12 American public universities according to a recent issue of US News and World Report. With enough smarts, time, and drive, just about anyone can earn a bachelor’s degree for less than $40,000 in tuition.

Don’t waste your time buying books and supplies, though, because the first person you’ll meet the moment you arrive on campus is the guy shown in the above photo.

This is Amir Abdel Malik Ali, frequently invited guest speaker for the UCI Muslim Student Union (“MSU”), and blatant anti-Semite. He loves to dish the ancient canards: the Jews control the government, the economy, and the media. He unequivocally supports HAMAS, Hezbollah, and the other terrorist organizations; he also supports Iran, Syria, and other state sponsors of terrorists. To him, Zionism is just a reincarnation of Nazism. And here’s one of his most recent messages to the Jews at UCI: “Your days are numbered.”

He’s not the only source of unchecked hatred on campus. The MSU itself publishes articles in the campus weekly newspaper, New University, as well as their own quarterly magazine, Alkalima. These articles have included discussions on how Jews might be genetically separate from the rest of the human race; Israel has been falsely accused of genocide and ethnic cleansing; quotations are fabricated and plastered everywhere with the sole goal of inciting hatred against Jews; and, scariest of all, calls are made for violent jihad against anyone who stands in their way.

In the face of similar anti-Semitism at Harvard, Georgetown, and Rutgers (to name a few), those university administrations made their condemnations of the bigotry of Jew-hatred very clear. Even the President of UC Berkeley was a signatory to a public statement decrying intimidation of Jews on college campuses in 2002.

The UCI administration, however, instead of educating their students by demonstrating true leadership, considers such unequivocal statements to be beneath them.

One event in particular speaks volumes: instead of standing up to the anti-Semitism on campus, Vice Chancellor Gomez was invited to speak at an anti- hate rally organized by the MSU and their partners-in-crime, the Society of Arab Students (“SAS”), where the only student organizations specifically dis-invited were – you guessed it – Jews. Even Jewish fraternities and sororities were banned from participating in any formal way. Vice Chancellor Gomez, well aware of this deliberate exclusion at an event that was supposed to stand for unity, chose to speak anyway. He has yet to publicly apologize for turning a blind eye.

UCI refuses to enforce any of its own rules when the violators are the MSU or SAS. For instance, as part of their annual registration as official UCI student organizations, the leaders of all student organizations, including the MSU and SAS, must each sign a pledge to uphold UCI’s Principles of Community – see page 4 of the linked PDF – a document which waxes and wanes about tolerance and respect, and states in particular “acts of bigotry and abusive behavior will not go unchallenged within the University”.

There are rules at UCI prohibiting fabrication of information both inside and outside the classroom (look at sections 102.01 and 102.02) as well as rules against harassing and threatening students, and serious violations of these rules are grounds for expulsion from the university. Yet the MSU and SAS are still in business and – you should sit down for this one – the former VP of the SAS was the student commencement speaker for the School of Social Sciences this past June.

With this in mind, I went to our community organizations and basically said “do something!” They stated that they could only privately write “stern” letters to the Chancellor or hold private meetings with the administration (ooh, I’m sure UCI was just quaking in its boots, getting chills up its spine, as it ran the letters through the shredder). Even though I pointed out that those actions had proven to be useless, they refused my request to take the appropriate next step – namely, bringing in the lawyers.

Luckily, an outside organization had the cojones to do what’s right: in October 2004, the Zionist Organization of America (“ZOA”) filed a civil rights complaint on the behalf of the Jewish students of UCI with the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”). After its investigation concludes, if OCR finds that UCI is violating the civil rights of Jewish students on campus, and should UCI not change its tune thoroughly or quickly enough, OCR has the option of pulling all US Federal funding of the university, which would in effect shut the university down (not that we want that). The OCR investigation continues even today and that pressure has affected the university’s conduct when dealing with sensitive subjects.

At the same time, a similar Federal body, the US Commission on Civil Rights (“USCCR”), separately investigated the situation on campus and – vindicating the ZOA’s complaint – found that things on campus had to change: UCI must protect Jewish students from anti-Semitic harassment and intimidation. While the USCCR does not have enforcement powers, its findings and recommendations do carry great weight and I would be shocked if the OCR completely ignored them.

While working with the ZOA, I also learned of StandWithUs. Their representatives are out there at the anti-Semitic events holding signs up challenging the espoused anti-Semitism. They help gather and distribute the information needed to debunk the falsehoods and propaganda that the anti-Israel activists use to poison the next generation’s minds, as well as train our local Pro-Israel students in conferences and leadership sessions. Alongside StandWithUs is the American Jewish Congress, both protesting the events here and working with our state and federal legislatures to make sure the future generation of American leadership is being taught the facts about the Middle East and Judaism and not the lies of the MSU and SAS.

Now I do have to admit that UCI has tried to deal with the situation through dialogue. They first attempted to reduce the level of persistent hostility against Jews on campus by holding a series of inter- religious forums in Fall Quarter 2004. When that failed to have any effect, they organized a year-long series of lectures and discussions called “Difficult Dialogues”, funded by a $100,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. If the level of hatred of the MSU and SAS wasn’t so intense, perhaps these steps would have done the trick.

Unfortunately, the MSU’s and SAS’s response has been to increase the intensity of their hatred. This past year, practically every week an anti-Israel speaker was a guest of the MSU. During May 2006, the campus was treated to “Holocaust in the Holy Land” week, where speakers called Israel “the Fourth Reich” and Muslim students, dressed in military fatigues, harassed passersby.

This is what I have to put up with every time I step on campus. This is why my grade point average isn’t as high as it should be, because I have to try to ignore the drech while I study for exams or write papers, when in reality it eats me up inside that I’m not out there on the front lines, fighting for Truth, Justice, and the American Way.

Take to heart one thing: this newly-formed group, the Orange County chapter of StandWithUs, is not going to stand by and let it happen. Unlike other organizations, we aren’t going to bury our heads in the sand or hold hands and sing koombya, keeping you in the dark about how bad it is.

We have been and will continue to be there protesting against the anti-Semitism. We have been and will continue to keep you accurately informed as to the real situation on campus (G-d willing, we might even bring you live video over the Internet someday). As you read this, we are organizing events to be held on and around campus to define the problems and then seek solutions to stop this mess once and for all.

So spread the word about StandWithUs Orange County. We can defeat this anti-Semitism - with your help and support, it might even happen before I graduate.

Friday, May 19, 2006

Video snippets of the "Israel: The Fourth Reich" Amir Abdel Malik Ali event

Below are three video snippets the UC Irvine Muslim Student Union's "Israel: The Fourth Reich" event. The speaker is Amir Abdel Malik Ali, an anti-Semitic firebrand invited time and again by the MSU.

I tried to capture the MSU's "apartheid" wall, Malik Ali, his supporters, and the protesters. If I can get my hands on it, I will post a full video of the event and a transcript of Malik's speech.

The videos requires the Shockwave Flash player - if you cannot see the video, you can get the player at: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/welcome/







From the UCI Campus Code:
"102.10 Stalking behavior in which a student repeatedly engages in a course of conduct directed at another person and makes a credible threat with the intent to place that person in reasonable fear for his or her safety, or the safety of his or her family; where the threat is reasonably determined by the University to seriously alarm, torment, or terrorize the person; and where the threat is additionally determined by the University to serve no legitimate purpose."

"102.11 Harassment by a student of any person. For the purposes of these Policies, 'harassment': a) is the use, display, or other demonstration of words, gestures, imagery, or physical materials, or the engagement in any form of bodily conduct, on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, alienage, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, or physical or mental disability, that has the effect of creating a hostile and intimidating environment sufficiently severe or pervasive to substantially impair a reasonable person's participation in University programs or activities, or use of University facilities; b) must target a specific person or persons; and c) must be addressed directly to that person or persons. (See Appendix M)."

http://www.students.uci.edu/judicial/uci_policy.php#102.00

Monday, May 03, 2004

MSU: "Reward the Speakers and those who have helped"

Posted originally May 19, 2007 4:47 PM

To my knowledge, one needs to get permission to request donations for funds. I wonder if the MSU can produce documentation that they received permission to gather these donations.

Reward the Speakers and those who have helped the MSU-UCI

Assalamu alaykum,

On Thursday June 10th at 6:30pm we will be having our annual end of the year banquet! At the banquet, we would like to reward 3 Individuals who have dedicated a great deal of time and hard work to help the MSU of UCI, Amir Abdel Malik Ali, Dr. Imad Bayoun, and Sister Maha. We are currently collecting donations for these gifts.

If you would like to donate, please contact Muzzammil at mahussai@... and he will coordinate with you.

Jazakum Allahu Khair,
MSU UCI Board

Thursday, February 26, 2004