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Aug 2024
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Another Take: University protests spread...

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Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on May 1st, 2024. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed.

Pro-Palestine encampments and protests at universities continue to spread across the US. Students at Columbia University have been threatened with expulsion and arrest. The Take spoke with Mariam Said, an alumna of Columbia, for her advice to student activists. 

In this episode: 

  • Mariam Said, Vice-President of the Barenboim-Said Foundation

Episode credits: 

This episode was updated by Sarí el-Khalili. The original production team was David Enders, Sonia Bhagat, Ashish Malhotra, Catherine Nouhan, and our host Malika Bilal. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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