Abida Haque
Abida Haque participated in an anti-Israel walkout during Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists, launched after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks.
Hamas murdered approximately 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped hundreds more that day. For more information, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.
As of February 2025, Abida Haque's LinkedIn profile said she was studying for a bachelor's degree in cognitive science and computer science at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), slated to graduate in May 2025. Penn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
As of the same date, Abida Haque's LinkedIn said she was a fellow at Rewriting the Code (RTC).
Date: October 16, 2023
Organizers: Penn Against the Occupation (PAO)
Location: Van Pelt Library at Penn, Philadelphia, PA
Event Flyer: Instagram
On October 16, 2023, Penn professors and students staged a “walkout” in support of the Hamas terror attack against Israel nine days earlier. The aim of the event was to “protest the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza and stand in solidarity with Palestine.”
The protest, which was organized by Penn Against the Occupation (PAO), was titled: “Collective Walkout for Palestine,” where participants walked out of classes to the on-campus rally.
One professor led [00:00:03] the chant: “When people are occupied, resistance is justified!” Palestinians and anti-Israel activists often use the term “resistance” as a euphemism for nationalistic terror and to glorify anti-Semitic violence.
Another professor claimed [00:00:07] Israel “desecrates the memory of the Nazi Holocaust,” and at least one speaker accused [00:00:48] Israel of “genocide.”

