Columbia Univ. Prof.: Mahmoud Khalil Is Treasured Among the Columbia Community

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KHAN: "Some of our students who have done incredible reporting were put on some of the same websites that, for example, went after Mahmoud Khalil and many of these other students who have been targeted merely for their reporting. So, for example, Canary Mission has gone after student reporters who were only reporting. And if you look at the pages, you will see it only talks about the fact that they were seen filming inside the encampment, no participation in any part of the protests. And yet they’re put on some of these same sites. So seeing that, this happened as early as just, I want to say, the fall, this was happening in November and December. This has already been happening to student reporters. Imagine what’s happening as people are covering Mahmoud Khalil, this community, a man who is so treasured and beloved among the Columbia community, many among the SIPA community, it’s been really difficult for them."