This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Amin Husain is a Palestinian-American activist and adjunct professor at New York University, though as of January 2024[update] he has been suspended from that position.
In January 2024, Husain was suspended as an adjunct professor at NYU after denying sexual and gender-based violence in the 7 October attack on Israel and describing New York as a "Zionist city" at a Students for Justice in Palestine rally.
[2][3] He has directed and produced an experimental documentary film about Palestinian Territories titled, On This Land.
[5] He is a supporter of New York City Students for Justice in Palestine and is an active supporter of the Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment (BDS) movement, emphasizing the cultural and academic boycott of Israel.
[7][8] In 2018-2019, he led (via Decolonize) the weekly protest at the Whitney Museum in New York, called the "Nine Weeks of Art and Action" to protest Warren Kanders' position as the vice-chair of Whitney's board.