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Egyptian student gives powerful speech at Tel Aviv University graduation

A great commencement speaker — like Stephen Colbert or the late David Foster Wallace — can elevate an otherwise mundane college graduation ceremony.
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August 18, 2015

A great commencement speaker — like Stephen Colbert or the late David Foster Wallace — can elevate an otherwise mundane college graduation ceremony.

International master’s students at Tel Aviv University were graced with such a speaker at their graduation lat week. The class valedictorian, Haisam Hassanein, was brought up in rural Egypt – a place not exactly renowned for its pro-Israel feelings. But in 

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