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Why is pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil suing Columbia University?

Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia University and its dean for alleged institutional racism targeting pro-Palestine students. Grouped from 6 articles across 4 sources.

6 reports4 sourcesSep 15, 2026, 11:14 AM
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Al JazeeraSep 15, 2026, 11:14 AM

Why is pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil suing Columbia University?

Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia University and its dean for alleged institutional racism targeting pro-Palestine students.

The Straits TimesSep 14, 2026, 11:16 PM

Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia for alleged failure to protect pro-Palestinian students

NEW YORK, Sept 14 - Mahmoud Khalil and other pro-Palestinian student activists sued Columbia University on Monday, accusing the Ivy League school of being deliberately indifferent to years of pervasive harassment because of their advocacy.

The Straits TimesSep 14, 2026, 11:16 PM

Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia for alleged failure to protect pro-Palestinian students

Columbia declined to comment on the lawsuit.

ABC NewsSep 14, 2026, 7:25 PM

Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia for showing 'indifference' to pro-Palestinian students

Mahmoud Khalil is suing Columbia University for allegedly showing "deliberate indifference" to alleged harassment of pro-Palestinian students like him.

The GuardianSep 14, 2026, 7:34 PM

Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia University over years of alleged anti-Palestinian discrimination

Lawsuit accuses university of ‘deliberate indifference’ and failure to respond to ‘persistent and coordinated harassment’ Mahmoud Khalil announced on Monday that he’s sued Columbia University , accusing the New York City school he attended of a years-long history of anti-Palestinian discrimination, indifference to harassment, and retaliation. Khalil, a US green card holder of Palestinian descent, was a graduate student at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) when he was arrested at his university apartment by federal immigration agents in March 2025, the first of a number of foreign nationals that the Trump administration has detained and sought to deport over their pro-Palestinian advocacy. Continue reading...

Al JazeeraSep 14, 2026, 9:23 PM

‘Columbia did not care’: Mahmoud Khalil files discrimination lawsuit

Activist and former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil is filing a lawsuit against the university and a dean.

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