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Suit: Palestinian teacher's firing over alleged slur unfair

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A Palestinian Muslim instructor filed a federal discrimination suit Monday against Columbia College Chicago, claiming she was fired after a student falsely reported she made an anti-Semitic comment in class.

Suriya H. Smiley is accused of saying to the student, "I should have known you were Jewish by the size of your nose," the suit claims.

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qstrian 23 weeks 5 days ago
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Serendipitous juxtaposition of two shares: a Palestinian Columbia College instructor's religious discrimination law suit & Presidential advisor David Axelrod's mustache? Back to back shares by two distinguished Windy Citizens--Leroy Bored & texrun11!

Disaffected 23 weeks 5 days ago
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Do you suppose she said, "I should have known your bluish tie - the sky's of your clothes?"

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