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Isleen Atallah, senior at Mizzou and former president of Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine, speaks at the news conference announcing the lawsuit against Mun Choi.

Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine sues UM System President Dr. Mun Choi

Zane Oliver Watt Hoven, News Editor
September 4, 2025

MSJP announced the lawsuit against Mun Choi on Wednesday, August 27, in a news conference, stating that when they were prohibited from being a part of the university's Homecoming parade last year, their First Amendment rights were violated.   The pro-Palestine student group...

 UMKC Students for Justice in Palestine buttons pinned onto a keffiyeh. SJP has played an important role in supporting the fight for academic freedom in Palestine.

UMKC students hear firsthand accounts of academic censorship and oppression in Palestine

Sara Hanon and Eman Alsadeq
March 21, 2025

Educator and former political prisoner Hadeel Shatara spoke to UMKC students virtually on March 9, sharing her experience of imprisonment and the broader fight for academic freedom in Palestine.     Hosted by UMKC Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Mizzou SJP,...

A hand weaves the thread for tatreez.

Tea and tatreez event brings students together to learn a traditional Palestinian embroidery technique

Zane Oliver Watt Hoven, Staff Writer
September 9, 2024

 Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) showcased an important aspect of Palestinian culture in their Tea and Tatreez event on Aug. 29 in the Atterbury Student Success Center.   This event included a presentation from the Co-Presidents Mouada Allan and Yara Salamed about...

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