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In a decision that the largest U.S. Muslim civil rights organization called 'cowardly,' the University of Southern California announced Monday that it would not allow a Muslim valedictorian to speak at its commencement ceremony, citing safety concerns. USC's 2024 valedictorian, Asna Tabassum, is a first-generation South Asian Muslim student majoring in biomedical engineering with a minor in resistance to genocide.
' The provost maintained that this was not a free speech issue. 'There is no free-speech entitlement to speak at a commencement,' Guzman said. 'The issue here is how best to maintain campus security and safety, period.
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