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Jun 2024
44m 4s

Student Encampments l Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

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About this episode

Student encampments...Dr. Phil interviewing Netanyahu..and Eurovision. A lot has happened in the past couple of months. But how do these events change things? And what is the impact on us and the millions of people in Gaza?


Helping us answer these questions today is Emmy-Nominated journalist, producer, and Actor - Ahmed Shihab-Eldin.


Ahmed is a Columbia university graduate and a former Adjunct Professor at the school. He shares his perspective on the events that took place at Columbia where the student movement all began. As a journalist and prominent media personality, Ahmed also offers his views on the media landscape today as well as the double standards of Eurovision.


What We Talk About:

(00:00) Introduction(02:05) student encampments from the POV of previous Columbia student and staff member(15:40) What do these encampment and protest bans tell our students? (19:10) Hamilton Hall to Hind's Hall. What does this mean?(24:00) How is the media exploiting the situation in Gaza?(33:20) How you know Netanyahu reached rock bottom...(36:58) Eurovision (43:12) A message for students



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