Mohammad Moazzeni, head of Shiraz University in Fars, made the offer to students protesting Israel’s actions in its ongoing military assault in Gaza, which has resulted in the deaths of more than 34,000 Palestinians, over two-thirds of whom are women and children noncombatants. "Students and even professors who have been expelled or threatened with expulsion can continue their studies at Shiraz University and I think that other universities in Shiraz as well as Fars Province are also prepared [to accept them],” he said. American students have been facing disciplinary action following police crackdowns on protests, some of which have turned violent.Iranian universities are now offering scholarships to U.S. students who have been expelled for taking part in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
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Founded in 1946, Shiraz University is a public research-oriented university located in Shiraz, Fars, Iran. The university enrolls around 21,000 students. Shortly after Moazzeni’s invitation, a second Iranian university began offering scholarships to students in both the U.S. and Europe who have been expelled for taking part in the demonstrations. Seyed Mahmoud Aghamiri, dean of Shahid Beheshti University, on Thursday extended his proposal to students facing disciplinary action for their role in the protests. "We accept students who have been expelled from European and American universities for protesting against the actions of the Zionists," Aghamiri told Iran’s Press TV. "We have considered scholarship for these students and we fully cover the cost of education, dormitory and accommodation." Shahid Beheshti University was founded in 1959 and is a public research university in Tehran. The university maintains about 1,000 full-time staff, as well as more than 20,000 students. He added that the university will also provide “special support to Palestinian students whose lives have been affected” by the current military onslaught in Gaza. Across the U.S., police have made nearly 2,000 arrests since demonstrations began. Steve Tamari, a history professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, says it is “a small price to pay for Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.”Loading...
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