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Sky News AU
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Victims of antisemitism speak out on discrimination as 'October 8 film' delves into growth of anti-Israel sentiment in US
Two prominent campaigners against antisemitism have spoken out on their fight against discrimination as they reflected on the release of the film October 8. The film was directed by Wendy Sachs and co-produced with Will and Grace star Debra Messing - who comes from a Jewish family. It delves into incidents of antisemitism on college campuses and social media in the United States which erupted in the wake of the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. The documentary, which was released on March 14, 2025, has received mainly positive reviews and now Talia Khan and Tessa Veksler are continuing the fight to educate others and ward off antisemitism and hate speech. Ms Khan, a graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), delivered a testimony to Congress in December 2023 to bring to their attention the "extremely toxic atmosphere" that had developed at the college and to advocate for the safety of Jewish students. On Wednesday, she and Ms Veksler, fellow campaigner for Jewish people, joined Sky News' Chris Kenny to discuss the film and the alarming levels of discrimination they had been subjected to. "I think that one of the biggest benefits of this film and the way that the story was told is that it shows very clearly that the things that were happening on campus that happened to Tessa, that happened me, and all the other Jewish students on campus... it wasn't about politics or policy, it wasn't about whether or not you agree with (Israeli PM Benjamin) Netanyahu or not," Ms Khan told Kenny. "It was really just bullying and hatred and support for terror." She also said she would make an effort to speak with people who took part in pro-Palestine encampments on campus, but that she would be turned away due to them having a "non-conversation policy with Zionists". "They're not even allowed to talk to us. Many of them wouldn't look us in the eye. So it was very clear that it wasn't about having an environment of intellectual curiosity or rigorous debate about the policy issues. It was just about hatred and promotion of terror," she said. Ms Veksler, who survived a recall vote to remain head of the student body at the University of California, Santa Barbara, said one of the biggest challenges had been people who she thought she was close to turning on her. "I think that was a really painful thing that people who you thought were your allies were so quick to change their minds... and there are these striking similarities between what we went through on our campuses and what's happening here in Australia and on university campuses, and so it's pretty universal from what I'm seeing," she said. When asked about how the world could overturn hatred and ignorance, Ms Veksler said it had to start with people agreeing "what this is about". "First and foremost, this is a fight for Western values and for humanity against hatred of all kinds. The thing that people really don't understand is that it starts with the Jews, it never ends with us," she said. "So if we care about the free world and we can all agree on that, it will help us unite against this form of hatred." Ms Khan agreed, describing Jews as "the canary in the coal mine". "This is a battle against Western values, against democracy, against women's rights, et cetera," she said. "We need to make that not just Jews are standing up and speaking out against us, that we have allies who are also standing up and speaking up against this kind of hate and this kind, you know, revelling in terror."
Sky News AU
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Pro-Palestine university encampments were just about ‘hatred' of Jews
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Graduate Talia Khan slams the pro-Palestine protests on university campuses for their lack of 'goodwill'. The October 8 documentary aims to raise awareness of the growing antisemitism around the world. Ms Khan told Sky News host Chris Kenny that the university encampments were not about having a 'debate' on policy issues. 'It was just about hatred and promotion of terror.'
NDTV
02-05-2025
- Business
- NDTV
Indian-Origin Founder Reacts Sharply To Ex-Employee's "Got Fired" Post, Gets Slammed Online
An India-origin startup founder is being slammed online for his blunt response to a former employee's viral post about getting fired. The controversy erupted when Namya Khan, now the co-founder of design agency Supafast, shared a post on X about how she was fired from her first tech job in 2023. Without mentioning the name of the company, she recalled being told by her product manager that artificial intelligence (AI) might replace her soon, just a month before she was fired. But instead of spiralling, Ms Khan said that she used that moment as motivation to start her own business. "Looking back, getting fired was the best thing that ever happened to me," Ms Khan wrote, adding, "Lesson: If it won't matter in five years, don't give it five minutes of panic. Zoom out. Your worst day can be your biggest turning point." After Ms Khan's post went viral, her former boss, one of the startup's co-founders, accused her of misrepresenting the situation to gain sympathy and freelance clients. Responding to her tweet, Keswin Suresh, co-founder of DarDoc, claimed that Ms Khan's job loss had nothing to do with AI, and was in fact because of her poor performance. "The truth is simple. The work was sloppy, deadlines were missed, and basic execution was consistently off. This wasn't AI replacing a job. This was someone not doing the job," he wrote. Namya was hired as a frontend developer. She was given multiple chances, detailed feedback, and more support than most startups would bother with. The truth is simple. The work was sloppy, deadlines were missed, and basic execution was consistently off. This wasn't AI replacing a… — Keswin (@keswins) April 30, 2025 Further, Mr Keswin called Ms Khan's post a "sob story". "We're glad she's running her own agency. We're not here to block anyone's growth. But don't rewrite history. Don't twist facts. And don't drag the company that gave you your first shot into your personal PR strategy. You weren't replaced by AI. You were replaced by someone who could actually ship working code," he said. Mr Keswin's post quickly caught the internet's attention, with many users calling the entrepreneur "unprofessional". Some users also called his public statement unnecessary, especially since Ms Khan never named or shamed the company. "Sorry to say, but this is not how a founder reacts. Demeaning your ex-employee was not needed here given that she does not names any organisation here. Even if you feel it's needed, not the ideal leadership quality," wrote one user. "It's impossible to convey how badly you are damaging your own reputation here. She never named your company but you're now sharing screenshots of her emails which are written with respectful professionalism," commented another. "If your intention was to retaliate because she was giving your company a bad name, you miscalculated. You just made your startup look way worse than she did," expressed a third user. "word of advice- don't burn your company's rep & goodwill by going tit-for-tat with an ex-employee online. she didn't even name the company but you got triggered and released her personnel file publicly," wrote one user. "While she may be clickbaiting, I still find it bad style from a founder to call out a former employee publicly like that. Be better than this," added another.
Belfast Telegraph
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Belfast Telegraph
Pakistani nationals leave India as tensions escalate over Kashmir attack
The deadline for Pakistani citizens to leave the country – with exceptions for those who are on medical visas in India – passed on Sunday, but many families were still scrambling to the Indian side of the border in Attari town in northern Punjab state to cross into Pakistan. Some were arriving on their own and others were being deported by police. 'We have settled our families here. We request the government not to uproot our families,' said Sara Khan, a Pakistani national who was ordered back to Pakistan without her husband, Aurangzeb Khan, who holds an Indian passport. Waiting on the Indian side of the border crossing, Ms Khan carried her 14-day-old child in her arms. She said Indian authorities did not give her any time to recuperate from a caesarean section and that her long-term visa was valid until July 2026. 'They (authorities) told me you are illegal and you should go,' said Ms Khan, who has been living in Indian-controlled Kashmir since 2017. 'They gave us no time. I could not even change my shoes.' Tensions between rivals India and Pakistan have escalated after gunmen killed 26 people, most of them Indian tourists, near the resort town of Pahalgam in disputed Kashmir. At least three tourists who survived the massacre told The Associated Press (AP) that the gunmen singled out Hindu men and shot them from close range. The dead included a Nepalese citizen and a local Muslim pony ride operator. Aishanya Dwivedi, whose husband was killed in the massacre, said a gunman approached the couple and challenged him to recite the Islamic declaration of faith. Her husband replied that he was Hindu, and the attacker shot him 'point blank in the head', she said. 'He was on my lap. I was soaked in his blood,' Ms Dwivedi told the AP over the phone from her home in the Indian city of Kanpur. India has described the massacre as a 'terror attack' and accused Pakistan of backing it. Pakistan has denied any connection to the attack, which was claimed by a previously unknown militant group calling itself the Kashmir Resistance. The massacre set off tit-for-tat diplomatic measures between India and Pakistan that included cancellation of visas and a recall of diplomats. New Delhi also suspended a crucial water-sharing treaty with Islamabad and ordered its border shut with Pakistan. In response, Pakistan has closed its airspace to Indian airlines. As tensions escalate, cross-border firings between Indian and Pakistani soldiers have also increased along the Line of Control, the de facto frontier that separates Kashmiri territory between the two rivals. Kashmir is split between India and Pakistan and claimed by both in its entirety. New Delhi describes all militancy in Indian-controlled Kashmir as Pakistan-backed terrorism. Pakistan denies this, and many Muslim Kashmiris consider the militants to be part of a home-grown freedom struggle. Meanwhile, India's cabinet committee on security, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, met on Wednesday. It was its second such meeting since the attack. United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres, in separate phone calls with India and Pakistan, stressed the need to 'avoid a confrontation that could result in tragic consequences'. The US State Department also called for de-escalation and said secretary of state Marco Rubio would be speaking soon to the Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers. The two nations have frequently come to blows over Kashmir in the past, but last week's massacre has escalated tensions and Mr Modi has repeatedly vowed to pursue and punish the attackers. Early on Wednesday, Pakistan said it had 'credible intelligence' that India intends to carry out military action against it in the 'next 24-36 hours on the pretext of baseless and concocted allegations of involvement in the Pahalgam incident'.
BreakingNews.ie
30-04-2025
- Politics
- BreakingNews.ie
Pakistani nationals leave India as tensions escalate over Kashmir attack
Dozens of Pakistani nationals living in India have headed to the main land crossing between India and Pakistan, following New Delhi's decision to order almost all Pakistani citizens to leave the country after last week's deadly attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir. The deadline for Pakistani citizens to leave the country – with exceptions for those who are on medical visas in India – passed on Sunday, but many families were still scrambling to the Indian side of the border in Attari town in northern Punjab state to cross into Pakistan. Advertisement Some were arriving on their own and others were being deported by police. 'We have settled our families here. We request the government not to uproot our families,' said Sara Khan, a Pakistani national who was ordered back to Pakistan without her husband, Aurangzeb Khan, who holds an Indian passport. Waiting on the Indian side of the border crossing, Ms Khan carried her 14-day-old child in her arms. She said Indian authorities did not give her any time to recuperate from a caesarean section and that her long-term visa was valid until July 2026. Advertisement 'They (authorities) told me you are illegal and you should go,' said Ms Khan, who has been living in Indian-controlled Kashmir since 2017. 'They gave us no time. I could not even change my shoes.' Tensions between rivals India and Pakistan have escalated after gunmen killed 26 people, most of them Indian tourists, near the resort town of Pahalgam in disputed Kashmir. At least three tourists who survived the massacre told The Associated Press that the gunmen singled out Hindu men and shot them from close range. Advertisement The dead included a Nepalese citizen and a local Muslim pony ride operator. An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard at a temporary checkpoint in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir (Dar Yasin/AP) India has described the massacre as a 'terror attack' and accused Pakistan of backing it. Pakistan has denied any connection to the attack, which was claimed by a previously unknown militant group calling itself the Kashmir Resistance. The massacre set off tit-for-tat diplomatic measures between India and Pakistan that included cancellation of visas and a recall of diplomats. Advertisement New Delhi also suspended a crucial water-sharing treaty with Islamabad and ordered its border shut with Pakistan. In response, Pakistan has closed its airspace to Indian airlines. As tensions escalate, cross-border firings between Indian and Pakistani soldiers have also increased along the Line of Control, the de facto frontier that separates Kashmiri territory between the two rivals. Kashmir is split between India and Pakistan and claimed by both in its entirety. Advertisement New Delhi describes all militancy in Indian-controlled Kashmir as Pakistan-backed terrorism. A policeman checks an auto rickshaw as paramilitary soldiers stand guard at a temporary checkpoint in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir (Dar Yasin/AP) Pakistan denies this, and many Muslim Kashmiris consider the militants to be part of a home-grown freedom struggle. Meanwhile, India's cabinet committee on security, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, met on Wednesday. It was its second such meeting since the attack. United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres, in separate phone calls with India and Pakistan, stressed the need to 'avoid a confrontation that could result in tragic consequences'. The US State Department also called for de-escalation and said secretary of state Marco Rubio would be speaking soon to the Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers. The two nations have frequently come to blows over Kashmir in the past, but last week's massacre has escalated tensions and Mr Modi has repeatedly vowed to pursue and punish the attackers. Early on Wednesday, Pakistan said it had 'credible intelligence' that India intends to carry out military action against it in the 'next 24-36 hours on the pretext of baseless and concocted allegations of involvement in the Pahalgam incident'. There was no immediate comment from Indian officials.
