{"id":747732,"date":"2021-09-13T12:21:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T16:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=747732"},"modified":"2021-09-13T12:21:45","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T16:21:45","slug":"radical-student-senator-caught-stealing-9-11-memorial-flags-to-protest-american-imperialism-islamophobia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/radical-student-senator-caught-stealing-9-11-memorial-flags-to-protest-american-imperialism-islamophobia\/","title":{"rendered":"Radical Student Senator Caught Stealing 9\/11 Memorial Flags To Protest \u2018American Imperialism,\u2019 \u2018Islamophobia\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fradical-student-senator-caught-stealing-9-11-memorial-flags-to-protest-american-imperialism-islamophobia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=747732&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/American-flag-display-.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>A student senator at Washington University in St. Louis was caught stealing flags from a 9\/11 memorial display on the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack that took 2,997 American lives.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Students at Washington University participated in the Young America\u2019s Foundation\u2019s (YAF) 9\/11: Never Forget Project, which the organization describes as a display in which \u201c2,997 flags are planted in the ground, one for each innocent murdered by radical Islamic terrorists.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Nathaniel Hope, a Washington University College Republican filmed one student carrying several trash bags stuffed with American flags. The student, Fadel Alkilani, was found to be the chairman of the student senate finance committee, which allocates funds to student organizations on campus.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hope told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yaf.org\/news\/student-senator-caught-throwing-away-flags-from-9-11-memorial-at-washu\/\"><span>YAF<\/span><\/a><span> that when he approached Alkilani, the student senator said \u201cthat it was in violation of school rules\u201d to display the American flags. Hope claims that Alkilani was also cursing at him.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Watch:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.3094170403587\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WOW: A student senator at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WUSTL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WUSTL<\/a> was caught on video throwing away 2,977 American flags from conservative students&#8217; 9\/11: Never Forget Project memorial.<\/p>\n<p>Despicable. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j6Wf1mdyLl\">pic.twitter.com\/j6Wf1mdyLl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 YAF (@yaf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yaf\/status\/1436780448865206287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>According to students participating in the vigil, Alkilani tried to destroy the display on Friday, September 10th, but was stopped by campus police. Alkilani was allegedly warned by police that he would be arrested if the display was disrupted again.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Alkilani told YAF in a statement that he \u201cdid not violate any university legal policy. Now go away.\u201d On Twitter, he maintained that he stole the flags in an act of \u201cprotest against American imperialism and the 900,000 lives lost as a result of [the] post 9\/11 war.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a lengthy Instagram story uncovered by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/student-senator-throws-out-american-flags-from-9-11-display-at-washington-university?utm_campaign=64478\"><span>The Post Millennial<\/span><\/a><span>, Alkilani said that there was a \u201cmassive harassment campaign\u201d on campus and that the flag display was not nuanced about the \u201cIslamophobia\u201d that took place on 9\/11.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAny memorial of 9\/11 that does not contend with these facts is not only incomplete, but it also amplifies pro-imperialist sentiment and actively disrespects those who have died because of American Invasion,\u201d Alkilani said. \u201cMuslims such as I have faced fear, harassment, and Islamophobia from those who unjustly use the victims of 9\/11 as a political cudgel \u2026 Those who died during 9\/11 deserve better than to be used as a political tool by those who seek to excuse American imperialism and Islamophobia.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Washington University initially released a statement stating that the school supports the values of free speech.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe actions surrounding this incident were not on behalf of the university or a university-sponsored organization. We value freedom of expression in all forms and will work to ensure that all students are able to express their points of view through appropriate channels without disrupting the rights of others to show support for causes they care about,\u201d a university spokesperson said. \u201cThis is a critical component of our core values and we are committed to facilitating free speech on our campus.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Sunday, Washington University Chancellor Andrew D. Martin issued a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdmartin.wustl.edu\/statement-on-september-11-flag-display\/\"><span>statement<\/span><\/a><span> condemning the actions of Alkilani, though he maintained that the university values freedom of speech and expression.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI&nbsp; want to make it very clear that, as an institution, we find the actions of this student to be reprehensible. The removal of the flags impeded the ability of individuals to commemorate the lives lost of 9\/11 and to process the trauma of that day,\u201d Martin said. \u201cThis act was seen as a personal affront by many, at WashU and beyond, and as an affront to the ideals of our institution.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Martin added that the school is \u201ctaking appropriate steps to investigate this incident.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>YAF similarly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yaf.org\/news\/9-11-memorial-vandalized-at-michigan-state\/\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span> that a 9\/11 memorial was vandalized at Michigan State University as well.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>. <\/span><\/i><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A student senator at Washington University in St. Louis was caught stealing flags from a 9\/11 memorial display on the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack that took 2,997 American &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-747732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/747732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=747732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/747732\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=747732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=747732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=747732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}