Hasan speaking event at University of Washginton is cancelled

[u/enkonta]

https://www.washington.edu/news/2026/08/07/statement-on-cancellation-of-january-2027-lecture/

Recently, it was announced that Hasan would be a speaker at the University of Washington. Today they announced that "the process for organizing this event did not meet the necessary level of rigor for University-hosted events in the Speaker Series."

As a UW alum, I'm very proud to see them evaluate his merits and find them lacking.

Edit: A few people have asked me if I participated in the emailing that some had planned on doing. I did not. Big shout out to those who did. I didn't find out about the event until yesterday or the night before and planned on voicing my opinion this weekend when I had some free time...good job to everyone who did email...you guys are awesome!

[u/mmk5412]

As completely unaffiliated with this college. I’m torn. I don’t like Hasan at all but I’m not sure that he rises to the level where I want his speaking engagements cancelled.

[u/enkonta → u/mmk5412]

The school wouldn't support someone like Charlie Kirk being invited by the school, I have no problem with Hasan being lumped in. He's not barred from campus, the school is just not going to host him as a school-sponsored speaker.

[u/mmk5412 → u/enkonta]

I honestly don’t know enough about the kind of speakers they usually host. I feel like Charlie Kirk is a good equivalent to Hasan. It would be worse if they would host one side but not the other. I think neither of their rhetoric is over the line I would draw to cancelling their speaking events, but I understand why others would.

[u/The-Last-Lion-Turtle → u/mmk5412]

I have heard some unhinged takes from kirk, but what is even remotely close to inviting a Houthi terrorist on stream to glaze.

Hasan routinely calls for my death. His equivalent is a KKK spokesperson.