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Robert Spencer, a controversial self-proclaimed radical Islam expert, speaks to the audience in Knox Hall about the 'dangers of radical Islam.' UB students and faculty feel Spencer’s visit brings hate speech, bigotry and discrimination to a campus with a large international population.
University police officers guard the entrance to a Knox lecture hall as Robert Spencer gave a speech inside on radical Islam. The lecture hall holds 200 people and roughly 100 students stood outside shouting "let us in."
Poorvi Thigale, a junior economics major, holds a sign that says 'The B in UB doesn't stand for bigotry.' Some students sat in solidarity with the angry Muslim students and protested silently while holding signs and banners as Robert Spencer spoke.
Members of UB College Republicans attend Robert Spencer's speech. Members sat on their phones in the first two rows for the majority of Spencer's speech.
Dr. Otham Shibly sits in attendance with students to ask questions.
Members of UB College Republicans attend Robert Spencer's speech. Members wore red USA hats and sat on their phones in the first two rows for the majority of Spencer's speech.
Robert Spencer (right) answers an audience member's question. Spencer said he was prepared to debate anyone from the audience, but his responses were inaudible due to students' loud screaming and booing.
University police officers guard the entrance to a Knox lecture hall as Robert Spencer gave a speech inside on radical Islam. The lecture hall holds 200 people and roughly 100 students stood outside shouting "let us in."
Pasha Syed, a UB alumnus, asks Robert Spencer questions, challenging his views. Spencer told the audience he was prepared to debate anyone in attendance.
Students pile into Knox Hall to hear Robert Spencer speak.
Nicole Jones, a graduate student in social work, holds a sign that says, 'UB School of Social Work stands with Muslim students.'
Robert Spencer, a self-proclaimed expert on radical Islam, reads lines from the Quran to the audience. Students booed Spencer and shouted over him as he read.
Akram Shibly, a UB alumnus, asks the crowd to listen to Robert Spencer first and then respond. Spencer was unable to speak due to students screaming over him. Muslim Student Association members asked protesting students to give Spencer a chance to speak.
Robert Spencer smiles and takes photos of people booing him. He couldn't speak for more than 30 seconds without being interrupted by the protesting students, but seemed unfazed as he smiled with a thumbs up and said, 'I was invited to speak whether you like that or not.'
A UB student holds a sign that says, 'If the Queen of England doesn't want you, we don't want you.' Non-Muslim students piled into Knox Hall holding signs in solidarity with the Muslim students who feel threatened by Robert Spencer's rhetoric.
Muslim Student Association President Samiha Islam speaks to students during the sit-in before Robert Spencer's speech. Islam said Spencer's words may seem 'harmless until they turn into hate crimes.'
University police officers guard the entrance to a Knox lecture hall as hundreds of students pile in to protest Robert Spencer's speech on radical Islam. The lecture hall holds 200 people and quickly filled, leaving more than 100 students and community members locked outside.
Muslim students led a peaceful prayer in Knox Hall during the Muslim Student Association's sit-in before Robert Spencer's speech. MSA members encouraged students to wear traditional clothing and join them in prayer.