The Take: University protests spread across the US

The Take speaks with Mariam Said about the protests at Columbia University and her advice for today’s activists.

Students and pro-Palestinian supporters occupy a plaza at the City College of New York campus
Students and pro-Palestinian supporters occupy a plaza at the City College of New York campus, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, US, April 27, 2024 [David Dee Delgado/Reuters]

Pro-Palestine encampments and protests at universities continue to spread across the United States. 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 produced by David Enders, Sonia Bhagat and Ashish Malhotra with our host Malika Bilal. Catherine Nouhan fact-checked this episode.

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

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

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Source: Al Jazeera

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