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Raihaana Adira: I'm Muslim. The anti-Israel mob had no right to crash my McGill graduation

Graduation ceremonies should be about students and their families. My ceremony at McGill wasn't

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On June 2, I attended my graduation ceremony at McGill University’s Tomlinson Fieldhouse to receive my BA in international development. What should have been one of the happiest moments of my life was hijacked by pro-Palestine students.

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As a Muslim undergraduate student, I never expected my university experience would include opposing a protest movement that claimed to speak on my behalf. Yet that is exactly what happened.

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Growing up in Toronto, McGill occupied a near-mythical place in my imagination. Teachers, mentors and peers spoke of it as one of Canada’s premier universities. As the granddaughter of immigrants and daughter of entrepreneurs, I saw attending McGill as an opportunity to honour the sacrifices that made my education possible.

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