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The Lebanese University fifth branch female students threatened in their personal freedom

21-6-2016

A number of representatives of six clubs at the Lebanese University (LU) staged a sit-in yesterday at the Central Administration, Museum area, in Beirut, to protest a social media post by one of the students in Nabatiyeh branch, in which he threatened any female student who dared to wear what he termed ‘indecent’ clothes on campus. The above post prompted negative reactions due to the implicit verbal threat published on the College’s site with some 17 thousand followers. The incident instigated fears about the fate of personal freedom and the continuity of the LU as a state institution reflecting the nation’s diverse social fabric. After releasing a statement denouncing the rejectionist views, the students were soon joined by the head of the public relations department, Ghazi Murad, who read an official statement dissociating the university form the stand of the student in question, and reiterating its role as a place for dialogue, diversity and pluralism. 
As Safir, June 21, 2016
 
 

 

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