Informed Comment Homepage

Thoughts on the Middle East, History and Religion

Header Right

Donate

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google+
  • Email
  • RSS
  • Featured
  • US politics
  • Middle East
  • Environment
  • US Foreign Policy
  • Energy
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • About
  • Archives
  • Submissions

© 2023 Informed Comment

  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Entertainment

Why are Berkeley Students Protesting Bill Maher as Commencement Speaker?

contributors 11/01/2014

Tweet
Share
Reddit
Email
0 Shares

AJ+

“Bill Maher is scheduled to be the guest speaker at UC Berkeley’s fall graduation this December. But despite the university’s reputation for free speech, some students say Maher is too offensive toward Muslims, women and others to enjoy the honor of speaking at graduation. AJ+ spoke with the students leading the charge to cancel Maher’s commencement speech.

Correction: Marium Navid’s name is incorrectly listed as “Murium.” ”

AJ+: “Berkeley Students Want Bill Maher Out As Commencement Speaker: Here’s Why”

Filed Under: Entertainment, Humor, Islam-hatred, Muslim-Americans

Primary Sidebar

STAY INFORMED

Join our newsletter and have sharp analysis delivered to your inbox every day.

Twitter

Follow Juan Cole @jricole or Informed Comment @infcomment on Twitter

Facebook



Sign up for our newsletter

Informed Comment © 2023 All Rights Reserved

Posting....