Students have been leading weeks-long protests across France, particularly in Paris, calling on the government to improve learning conditions, citing issues such as staff shortages and overcrowded classrooms.
Police have arrested more than 6,000 people, with reports of students being seriously injured, including a 15-year-old boy that had his hand blown off when a police stun grenade exploded during a protest in Lens.
Zohran Mamdaniâs message to Donald Trump after his historic NYC mayoral win:
âNew York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant. So hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.â
When I defended my Masterâs thesis under the bombing and rubble of Gaza, the very first question I was asked was:
âWhy defend it under these circumstances? What benefit will it bring you now?â
I smiled and answered:
âMaybe I will die holding this degree, maybe it will be a symbol of resilience and strength, and maybe I will inspire others not to abandon their dreams â even in danger, even when death is near.â
This is who I am.
I am proud of what I did.
Proud that I defended my Masterâs during the war.
Proud to have become a Palestinian researcher âïž