After being criticized by Ebtihal Abu Asaad... Who is Mustafa Suleiman?!

In a surprising moment that shook the halls of the technology giant Microsoft, while the company was celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, the young Moroccan engineer, Ibtihal Abu Al-Saad, shone like a shining star in the celebration sky. However, she did not come to congratulate, but rather to announce a resounding protest.

Moroccan engineer faces AI chief over 'collusion' charges Ibtihal confronted the company's CEO of artificial intelligence, Mustafa Suleiman, accusing him and the company of involvement in technology contracts with the Israeli military, turning the festive occasion into a battleground for a sharp ethical confrontation.

"Shame on you"... words that pierced the silence of the celebration In a video that spread like wildfire across social media, Ebtihal was seen steadily approaching the celebration stage. In a loud, clear voice, she broke the silence with a single, resounding word: “Shame on you!” These words were directed directly at Mustafa Suleyman, the British of Syrian origin, who leads the artificial intelligence department at one of the world’s largest companies.

Who is Mustafa Suleiman? Mustafa Suleyman, a British citizen of Syrian descent, was born in London in 1984 to a Syrian taxi driver father and an English nurse mother. He began his career in artificial intelligence as a co-founder of DeepMind, a pioneering company in the field that was later acquired by Google. In March 2024, Suleyman joined Microsoft as head of consumer AI, where he led prominent projects such as Copilot and Bing, cementing his position as one of the world's most prominent technology leaders.

She is not alone... other voices are rising in protest Ebtehal wasn't the only voice to protest at the event. Later, another employee, Vania Agrawal, interrupted a panel discussion featuring three of Microsoft's most prominent leaders—Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and Satya Nadella—in their first joint public appearance in years, underscoring the growing internal dissent against the company's policies.

Microsoft's response: statement, commitment, and restrictions on protesters Following the protests, Microsoft issued a statement affirming its commitment to providing avenues for employees to voice their concerns, but emphasized the need to avoid disrupting business operations. While the company did not confirm disciplinary action, both protesting employees lost access to their work accounts following the incident.

An email reveals the motives: “I saw no other moral option.” Following the incident, Ebtehal Abu Al-Saad sent a powerful email to a large number of the company's employees, explaining her motivations for this bold act. She said, "I expressed my opinion after learning that my organization was contributing to the genocide of my people in Palestine. I saw no other moral option." She revealed that Arab and Muslim employees at Microsoft had been "silenced, intimidated, harassed, and defamed" because of their opinions, and that their attempts to express their concerns were met with disregard or even termination.

“My work is used for spying and killing.” Ibtihal explained that her enthusiasm for working in the field of artificial intelligence stemmed from her desire to develop technologies that serve humanity, but she was shocked to discover that her work had contributed to the Israeli military's "spying on and targeting of civilians." She emphasized that she was not informed that her work would be used for this purpose, and had she known, she would not have joined the company.