New York college professor celebrates Lindsey Graham's death in social media post, later apologizes
Bonaventure University professor is facing backlash on social media after appearing to celebrate the death of South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham in a social media post before deleting it less than 12 hours later, prompting renewed scrutiny of political rhetoric on college campuses.A social media account identified as belonging to Ibrahim Zabad, a political science professor at the private university in western New York, posted a message late Saturday evening celebrating Graham's death, using inflammatory language and ending with the phrase "Rest in Hell," according to Campus Reform.By early the following morning, at 5:09 a.m.
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Bonaventure University professor is facing backlash on social media after appearing to celebrate the death of South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham in a social media post before deleting it less than 12 hours later, prompting renewed scrutiny of political rhetoric on college campuses.A social media account identified as belonging to Ibrahim Zabad, a political science professor at the private university in western New York, posted a message late Saturday evening celebrating Graham's death, using inflammatory language and ending with the phrase "Rest in Hell," according to Campus Reform.By early the following morning, at 5:09 a.m. according to Campus Reform, the same account had deleted the post and published an apology acknowledging the message was inappropriate, disrespectful and not compassionate.CALIFORNIA NURSE UNDER FIRE AFTER POST WISHING DEATH ON TRUMP, LINDSEY GRAHAMA screenshot of the Saturday X post dated at 11:56 p.m. reads, "He was a certified anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab, anti-Muslim bloodthirsty bigot.
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- Bonaventure University professor is facing backlash on social media after appearing to celebrate the death of South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham in a social media post before deleting it less than 12 hours later, prompting renewed scrutiny of political rhetoric on college campuses.A social media account identified as belonging to Ibrahim Zabad, a political science professor at the private university in western New York, posted a message late Saturday evening celebrating Graham's death, using inflammatory language and ending with the phrase "Rest in Hell," according to Campus Reform.By early the following morning, at 5:09 a.m.
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