The Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi has reportedly expelled a student for helping bring to light a case in which a female member of staff was harrassed by a male. This action comes in the wake of protests by IBA students against the case, which was described as workplace harrassment.
According to a copy of the ruling by the university’s Disciplinary Committee, which is circulating online, the student Mohammad Gibrail stood accused of “defaming” the university on social and broadcast media, as well as “inciting the masses especially the students to protest” against the institute.
Earlier reports had indicated that the student was asked to issue a public apology and remove his social media posts about the incident. His refusal was met with threats of expulsion. IBA students had earlier been protesting against what they described as pressure being brought to bear against him by the university administration.
Gibrail has said that he was outraged by the treatment of the female member of staff that he witnessed. He had written a Facebook post that described what happened. The action against him by the university administration is being condemned by social media commentators.
IBA just expelled a student for taking a stand against harassment. This, on the 1 year anniversary of the state filing an FIR against multiple women who also stood up agsnt harassment, speaks to how much louder we need to be so survivors and supporters aren’t alone in this fight.
— Faizan. (@thoraoffbeat) September 29, 2021
Shame on @ibakarachi for expelling a student for exposing harassment of a female staff member by a male staff member. It’snot the student who defamed IBA, it is IBA which is defaming rather exposing itself which this step. A student’s career has been ruined for speaking truth. pic.twitter.com/8CRDoxaRER
— M. Jibran Nasir ?ﾟﾇﾸ (@MJibranNasir) September 29, 2021
.@MJibranNasir the poor guy was three months short of graduating. You should help Gibrael in case he decides to purse legal actions
— Junaid (@junaiddmir) September 29, 2021
#IBA always tries to shut the harassment cases and threaten students who complaint. I have been one of the students who filed a complaint, I have been one of the students who was mentally harassed by a teacher. IBA always stands by the harassers!
— Laiba Zainab ~ Wear A Mask (@Laiba_Zainab) September 29, 2021
