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lapucelle

(18,647 posts)
Fri May 3, 2024, 09:53 PM May 3

Houthis offer education to students suspended in US protest crackdown


Houthis offer education to students suspended in US protest crackdown

DUBAI, May 3 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militia, which has disrupted global shipping to display its support for Palestinians in the Gaza conflict, is now offering a place for students suspended from U.S. universities after staging anti-Israeli protests.

"We are serious about welcoming students that have been suspended from U.S. universities for supporting Palestinians," an official at Sanaa University, which is run by the Houthis, told Reuters. "We are fighting this battle with Palestine in every way we can."

Sanaa University had issued a statement applauding the "humanitarian" position of the students in the United States and said they could continue their studies in Yemen.

"The board of the university condemns what academics and students of U.S. and European universities are being subjected to, suppression of freedom of expression," the board of the university said in a statement, which included an email address for any students wanting to take up their offer.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/houthis-offer-education-students-suspended-us-protest-crackdown-2024-05-03/
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Houthis offer education to students suspended in US protest crackdown (Original Post) lapucelle May 3 OP
Now that's a scary thought. marble falls May 3 #1
I guess it could be considered an opportunity to study abroad... lapucelle May 3 #2
It is to laugh. LauraInLA May 3 #3
LOL! Go to Houthi school and have fun...(Maybe not) LOL!!! LeftInTX May 4 #4
Better not inquire about the nature of the senior prom DFW May 4 #5
"Hi Mom, it's John" gulliver May 4 #6

DFW

(54,895 posts)
5. Better not inquire about the nature of the senior prom
Sat May 4, 2024, 09:17 AM
May 4

On the other hand, where else can you take a dual major in chemical explosives and corporal punishment?

gulliver

(13,245 posts)
6. "Hi Mom, it's John"
Sat May 4, 2024, 10:26 AM
May 4

"I got suspended."

"You what?"

"I got suspended."

"For what?"

"I was wearing a traditional Palestinian headdress and spray-painting a few things."

"What things?"

"Oh, George Washington statues and stuff."

"Ok, that's fine. George Washington was a fascist colonizer. They even admit that the original thirteen colonies were colonies!"

"I know, right? Listen, Mom, I need some money to go to Yemen and be a Houthi."

"Ok, I'll add it to your card. I'm so proud of my little boy!"

"Mom, I'm 29."

"You'll always be my sweet Johnny-pie!"

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