Rhodes Scholarship Recipient Is Leading Harvard's Anti-Israel Encampment
May 10, 2024
A Pakistani Rhodes Scholar at Harvard College is one of the key organizers of the school's anti-Israel encampment.
Asmer Asrar Safi, a Harvard senior and international student from Pakistan, has distinguished himself as a primary organizer of the ongoing encampment, which has successfully maintained its presence for over two weeks. Months earlier, in November, Harvard congratulated Safi on being named a Rhodes Scholar, highlighting his intention to study "progressive political messaging" at the University of Oxford. Harvard students interested in applying for the Rhodes Scholarship must first receive the Ivy League school's endorsement, a selective process in which half of Harvard's prospective applicants are rejected.