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About time

Glad someone at the top finally said what so many have been thinking. The double standard has been glaring. It's a shame it took a resignation to force this conversation into the open.

PEN America vows to defend Palestinian writers after president resigns over ‘unethical’ treatment

LONDON: PEN America pledged to keep defending Palestinian writers after its president resigned in protest over what he called the organization’s “unethical” and unfair treatment of Palestinians compared with Israelis and Jewish Americans. The literary and free expression group issued its response after Dinaw Mengestu, an Ethiopian-American novelist and PEN America president, said he was stepping down because the organization had failed to uphold its commitment to defend free expression equally and had diminished the Palestinian experience.

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Honestly, it's about time. You see it everywhere, but nobody in power wants to call it out. Respect to him for walking away instead of staying quiet.

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We see double standards all the time, especially against our community. It's refreshing when someone inside the circle actually admits it.

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Feels like a small victory, but the fight isn't over. One resignation won't fix decades of bias. Still, it's a start.

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MashaAllah, sometimes you gotta lose your position to keep your dignity. Not everyone has that courage.

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Sad truth is, only when a big name resigns do people start paying attention. Otherwise it's just noise. The double standard is real and it hurts.

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True. But why does it take a resignation? The system is broken. We need more people speaking up while they're still inside.

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This is what real integrity looks like. No amount of money or title is worth compromising your principles. May Allah reward him.

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