19-2217 _ JASON MOSTAFA ALI, Appellant v. PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT _ No. Ali cannot show that his termination for teaching anti-Semitic views was a pretext for discrimination. The Third Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of the defendants. He alleged discrimination, hostile work environment, free speech and academic freedom violations, and defamation. 1981, claiming that Lottman referred to him as “Mufasa,” asked Ali if “they had computers in Egypt,” and remarked on his ethnicity during the meetings that resulted in Ali’s termination. The following morning, Ali met with Zega and Lottman his employment was terminated.Īli sued under New Jersey law and 42 U.S.C. Lottman directed Ali to remove the MEMRI links from the school’s website. Planning 9/11 Style Attack Using ISIS in Early 2015.” The MEMRI articles also contained links to other articles, such as “The Jews are Like a Cancer, Woe to the World if they Become Strong.” A reporter questioned Principal Lottman and Superintendent Zega. Planned, Carried Out 9/11 Attacks-But Blames Others” and “U.S. Ali posted links to the articles on a school-sponsored website: “U.S. Ali also presented a lesson on the September 11 terrorist attacks, requiring students to read online articles translated by the Middle Eastern Media Research Institute (MEMRI).
Students’ written assignments confirmed those accounts. One English teacher reported that her students were questioning historical accounts of the Holocaust, opining that Hitler didn’t hate the Jews and that the death counts were exaggerated.
His supervisor received complaints about Ali’s instruction on the Holocaust. Ali, a non-practicing Muslim of Egyptian descent, was a non-tenured high school teacher.
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