[pmarreck]

Based on that description (which is all hearsay btw), no. Not a saint. But also no different from someone who grew up in a country that was infused with a certain narrative.

> This guy is not a Buddhist.

Literally counter to what he claimed. Even claiming publicly as a lie that you are a Buddhist, this endangers your life in Islam... and Palestine is VERY Muslim. That's what doesn't make sense. He's not (at least not anymore) a death-cultist, even if he does use some of the same language.

[firesteelrain]

He has been undergrad for 16 years and what a great way to stay in green card status. Mahdawi, a foreign Columbia student, said he empathizes with Hamas, honored his cousin, a commander Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade, and told students “there’s nothing more honorable than dying for a noble cause.”

He's co-President of the Palestinian Student Union and organizer of pro-Hamas rallies. He appeared on 60 Minutes justifying the Oct 7th massacre.

Expressing his anger at Israel, Mohsen once stated that "stones and Molotovs weren’t enough” to satisfy his thirst for revenge.

Mohsen proudly noted on social media that his cousin is a high-ranking member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Mohsen led pro-Hamas protests under the “By Any Means Necessary” banner—standing beside @NerdeenKiswani who has openly called for Israel to be “wiped off the map.”

This guy is not a Buddhist. He is full of crap and a liar.