Behind Columbia University’s months of tension
Episode description
Tensions have been mounting at Columbia University for months, even before the school called police to clear a Gaza solidarity encampment. Pro-Palestine students say the administration hasn’t prioritized their safety. In the first of a two-part series, The Take goes behind the protests at Columbia.
In this episode:
- Asiya Ahmed (@_asiyahmed), Senior Producer, AJ+
- Mohsen Mahdawi, Co-President, Columbia Palestinian Students Union
- Chris Mendell, Staff Writer, The Columbia Spectator
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra with our host Malika Bilal. David Enders, Zaina Badr, and Manahil Naveed fact-checked this episode.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
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