Sonya Hadjerioua
Overview
Sonya Hadjerioua was a 2015-2016 Executive Board member of the Muslim Student Association (MSA)at UTK (UTK MSA).
Hadjerioua is a student at the University of Tennessee Knoxville (UTK), majoring in Therapeutic Recreation.
Stereotyping all "White People" as Hitler
On March 9, 2012, Hadjerioua tweeted— “When I think of green eyes I think of white ppl and when I think of white ppl think of HITLER @ayat0315.”
Inverting History to Libel Israel
On July 17, 2014, in the middle of Israel’s Operation Protective Edge (OPE), Hadjerioua falsely accused Israel of genocide, tweeting: "I really don't understand how Israel is justifying genocide."
Hadjerioua inverted the true nature of the Gaza conflict — disguising Hamas’ genocidal intent, its encouragement of civilian casualties and Israel’s extraordinary efforts to avoid civilian casualties. Israel implemented OPE to destroy Hamas’ attack tunnels and stop Hamas rocket attacks from Gaza targeting Israeli civilians — that increased dramatically in the weeks prior to the Operation.
Denying Israel’s Cultural Heritage with Israel-Hating SJP UTK Leaders
On June 21, 2016, Hadjerioua insinuated that Israel had no culture and history — and thus no connection to Jewish heritage. Hadjerioua asked SJP UTK vice president Stori Nuri — in a Twitter feed discussing the attire of Miss Israel 2016 — "if Aeropostale closed down then what would Miss Israel wear as cultural attire?" Dena Baker, another SJP UTK member answered — “the blood of Palestinian children, probably. It's only fitting.”
Nuri replied — "was literally just think that. Or steal Palestinian clothes and say it was made in...Israel."
UTK MSA
The leadership and general membership of UTK MSA is fraught with virulent anti-Semites, Hitler and Nazi sympathizers, homophobes and bigots. These individuals propagate Jew-hatred, often — but not always— under the guise of attacking "Israelis" and “Zionists.”
UTK MSA Members - Spreading Homophobia
On June 12, 2013, Mohamed Ali — who ran for the position of UTK MSA Public Relations Head — tweeted: "you feggity feg feg. I have so much sweg on my dik biches melt for me.... — Briana why u such a salty fag lol."
On March 8, 2014, Hesham Annamer — a 2016 nominee running for the position of board member of UTK MSA, tweeted — "My little brother was facetiming one of his little fag friends & i was talking. Dude was like ‘who's that in the background?’"
On May 9. 2013, Eyad Hijer, a UTK MSA member, tweeted — "‘@ogmcphee: @eyadhijer @iammusick I'd call him daddy’ of course you would you faggot."
UTK MSA Member - Spreading Anti-Black Racism
On October 15, 2014, UTK MSA member Eyad Hijer tweeted a quote from fellow UTK student Jesse West that read: "...Everyone pray for my sister. Nothing's wrong with her, she just likes black guys."
Aspiring UTK MSA Leaders - Praising Hitler and Promoting Jew-Hatred
Eyad Hijer on July 17, 2014 tweeted to a Jewish person — "‘...I already hate you. You dirty filthy Jew. All your people do is f**ed s**t up. Wish hitler was still around to show you guys."
On December 27, 2015 — in response to a tweet that read : "The most morally army in the world, the Israeli army Leave A Comment !" — Hijer tweeted: “This is why I hate Jews.”
On April 20, 2014, Hesham Annamer — a 2016 nominee for the position of UTK MSA Board Member— tweeted: "Hitler had alot of great ideas. We need a guy like that in the white house."
On August 29, 2012, Mohamed Ali — who ran for the position of UTK MSA Public Relations Head — tweeted: "Had to write about a leader for DCL class. Wrote about Hitler. Cuz he's a boss."
On March 15, 2014, Ali tweeted: "Im gonna put #PeaceInTheMiddleEast, #ThotNation, &#FreePalestine at the end of my senior quote. The last 1 as a f**k u 2 the Jewish teachers."
On July 31, 2013, Ali tweeted — "Make like a Jew and take control."
Stori Nuri — a co-president of UTK MSA and president of SJP UTK on January 22, 2015, tweeted — "‘Jew test: throw a pen and if they pick it up they're a Jew’!"
On June 21, 2013, UTK MSA member Afeef Youssef Kamah tweeted a meme featuring an anti-Semitic caricature of a Jew with a big, hooked nose. The meme, known as the "Happy Merchant," originally appeared in a racist and anti-Semitic piece promoting a world without Jews and Blacks — comparing them, respectively, to rats and cockroaches. Youssef Kamah tweeted the meme along with the comment — “@jayomarion @AbdelRahmanM OHH WE ARE FRIENDS…”
Aspiring UTK MSA Leaders - Propagating Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories
On July 27, 2012, Mohamed Ali, who ran for the position of UTK MSA Public Relations Head, tweeted: — "Zion or Zionism, is the belief that Jews are the rightful inhabitants or Israel/Palestine. Lol Illuminati."
On July 5, 2014, Ali tweeted — "When it comes down to it, Israel is the world's super power, not the USA. They control everything behind the curtains...they control so much from the film industry to franchises to pentagon communications to Wall Street to White House lobbies."
On the same day, Ali tweeted — "I'm not surprised. America d**krides Israel so hard. They're scared. Israel controls them."
On June 17, 2013, Ali tweeted — "I feel like all the current problems in the world are linked to the U.S, Israel, & all their d**kriding countries- most of Europe."
Ebad Hussain, the 2016-2017 treasurer of UTK MSA tweeted, on August 9, 2014— "In America you can criticize God, but you cannot criticize Israel. To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you cannot criticize."
Aspiring UTK MSA Leaders - Spreading Hatred of Israel and Zionists
Stori Nuri — a co-president of UTK MSA and president of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at UTK. (SJP UTK) — tweeted on April 6, 2016: "Your daily reminder that Israel is a piece of s**t."
On April 7, 2015, Mohamed Ali — who ran for the position of UTK MSA Public Relations Head — tweeted — "I feel so incredibly irritable right now. No idea why...Just feel like kicking a Zionist tbh."
UTK MSA Tayseer Seminary Liaison - Comparing Israel to Nazis
On July 21, 2014, Tayseer Seminary’s liaison to UTK MSA, Abdalla Husain — who serves to link MSA with other community efforts in Knoxville — compared Israel to Nazis, tweeting — "Like father like son. Germany in the 30s and 40s is Israel now."
MSA
The MSA was established by members of the Muslim Brotherhood in January 1963 at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, with the goal of "spreading Islam as students in North America." A 2004 FBI investigation uncovered an internal Muslim Brotherhood document in which a brotherhood leader identified the MSA as "one of our organizations."
The MSA reportedly has “nearly 600 chapters” located in the United States and Canada, and is “the most visible and influential Islamic student organization in North America,” boasting conferences, special events, publications, websites and other activities.
The organization includes a number of previous chapter presidents with explicit links to terrorist groups. Included are al-Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki (Colorado State University), Somali al-Shabaab militant leader Omar Shafik Hammami (University of South Alabama) and Pakistani Taliban recruiter Ramy Zamzam of the MSA's Washington, D.C. council.
Social Media and Weblinks
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/sonyahadjerioua
Twitter: https://twitter.com/reginageorge48 [Private]
https://twitter.com/sonyahadj2 [Deleted]
https://twitter.com/sonyahadj1 [Deleted]
- Status:
- Student
- University:
- Tennessee-Knoxville
- Organizations:
- MSA
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- Last Modified:
- 06/23/2025