Overview
- At a university-hosted panel, Abdullah Mady denounced Jewish co-panelist Ilya Bratman as a “Zionist,” told Muslim attendees to leave, and accused him of complicity in violence in Gaza.
- According to audio and witnesses, roughly 100 Muslim students stood and exited on Mady’s instruction, and campus security later escorted Bratman out as a precaution.
- Mady also advocated implementing Sharia penalties, including amputating the hands of thieves and eliminating alcohol, gambling, and interest, asserting such measures deter crime.
- CCNY said it has zero tolerance for hate and is investigating but has not detailed speaker vetting, disciplinary steps, or why the school’s Student Affairs office promoted the event without listing speakers.
- The incident drew fresh oversight attention to CUNY after prior federal civil rights resolutions on antisemitism, and reporters noted Mady was recently featured on a CCNY program’s Instagram page.