Ibtihal Aboussad

Articles

• A Moroccan engineer censored by Microsoft and LinkedIn
  8 April, by Sylvanus

  Banned from LinkedIn due to her support for Palestine and denunciations of the genocide in Gaza, the Moroccan engineer at Microsoft Ibtihal Aboussad is receiving an avalanche of support on social media.
  #ReinstateIbtihal. On the web, many internet users have launched a petition to call on LinkedIn to immediately restore the account of Ibtihal Aboussad, a Moroccan engineer at Microsoft whose platform was suspended following her public protest against the company’s involvement in the (…)

• Moroccan Engineer Confronts Microsoft AI CEO Over Israel Ties at Company Event
  6 April, by Sylvanus

  A Moroccan engineer risks being fired by her company after accusing Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, of supporting Israeli military operations that have killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.
  During the presentation by Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, of Copilot products, Microsoft’s artificial intelligence assistant, on the sidelines of the company’s 50th anniversary celebration on Friday, April 4, 2025, the Moroccan engineer, Ibtihal Aboussad, made an impression. "Shame (…)