Palestinian-American medical student sues Emory University over suspension

Umaymah Mohammad sued the Atlanta university, alleging discrimination during disciplinary hearings over her remarks about Israel and Gaza

Umaymah Mohammad, perhaps the only student in the US to be suspended from medical school for remarks about Israel and Gaza, has filed a federal lawsuit against Atlanta's Emory University, alleging discrimination under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, as well as additional complaints under state law.

The lawsuit, filed on Monday morning in federal district court on Mohammad's behalf by the Council on Islamic-American Relations in Georgia (Cair-Ga), centers on Emory's alleged intentional discrimination and retaliation" during disciplinary proceedings against the medical-sociology dual degree student last year. It names the university, its board of trustees and John William Eley, a dean at the medical school, as defendants.