Law school speaker on Israel, NYPD accused of 'hate speech'
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Fatima Mousa Mohammed gives a commencement address at the City University of New York School of Law on May 12, 2023 (CUNY YouTube screengrab).

The month of May is always an exciting time for new graduates across the country, and this year, it is fair to say students at the City University of New York School of Law had a lively send-off at their commencement ceremony a few weeks ago.

The words of CUNY Law graduate Fatima Mousa Mohammed — elected by her fellow students to give the commencement speech at their graduation on May 12 — quickly permeated beyond the walls of the Queens College auditorium serving as the chosen graduation venue for the public law school, founded in 1983. The school, which is also my alma mater (I graduated in 2016), has emphasized its mission to educate students with the purpose of forging careers in social justice, with many of its alumni going on to become pro bono attorneys, public defenders, and civil rights lawyers.

Indeed, Mohammed seemed to channel these very ideals in her speech.

“Like many of you, I chose CUNY School of Law for its articulated mission to be ‘law in the services of human needs,”” she said. “We joined this institution to be equipped with the necessary legal skills to protect our communities.” Addressing her class of more than 200 graduating students, she said she foresaw her fellow classmates utilizing the law to protect members of often oppressed sectors of society, including immigrants, tenants, and those who have had their civil rights abridged.

“I see future lawyers who will work to make this world a better place,” she said. “I see a class to be rejoiced.”

Instead of prompting joy, however, Mohammed’s speech has since gone viral and received national news coverage. While Mohammed highlighted some of the most pressing issues in the country — including men of color being targeted at Rikers Island, Palestinian political prisoners, and refugees at the southern U.S. border — it was her comments about the military, police, New York politicians, and Israel that have since gained national attention.

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