Eleven from Muslim Student Union charged for disrupting speech by Israel’s ambassador

Inside Higher Ed reports on the continuing fallout from last year’s demonstration by members of the University of California Irvine Muslim Student Union aimed at interrupting a speech by Michael Oren, Israel’s ambassador to the United States. The Orange County District Attorney has charged 11 persons affiliated with the Muslim Student Union with two misdemeanor counts: disrupting a meeting and disturbing a meeting.

If convicted, the students could face up to six months in jail. The charges stem from an incident a year ago in which members of the student group repeatedly interrupted a talk at Irvine by Michael Oren, Israel’s ambassador to the United States. Leaders of the Muslim student group have denied that they did anything wrong, and some at Irvine who criticized the heckling have said that this is a matter that should be adjudicated by the university (which has already done so).

Enrollment of Muslim students growing at Catholic colleges

The Washiington Post’s “On Faith” reports on the growing enrollment of Muslim students at Catholic colleges and on the experiences, both positive and negative, of some of the enrolled students.