<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br><br></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">At Microsoft's 50th anniversary celebration, Moroccan employee Ibtihal Abu Saad interrupted a speech by the company's CEO of Artificial Intelligence, Mustafa Sulaiman. She protested Sulaiman's support for the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, accusing him of having "the blood of Gaza's children on his hands" and demanding that he stop using Microsoft's AI for genocide.<br> Get the latest <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sbsial.com/ar/features/celebrity-ads">celebrity ads</a> directly on the Special app, where we show you everything new from international stars. <br></p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:679/452;" alt="" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/5f893ee6-155e-4246-a823-6e34d07b35ff.jpeg" ></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Abu Saad's reaction to the party</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> "Shame on you... Your hands are stained with blood... How dare you celebrate while Microsoft is killing children? Shame on you all," Abu Saad said in her interruption. After the interruption, she sent an email to Microsoft employees explaining her reasons for doing so.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Who is Ebtehal Abu Al-Saad? Email and protest details</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In the letter, Abu Saad explained that she had worked as a software engineer on Microsoft's artificial intelligence platform for three and a half years. She added that after discovering that the company was contributing to the "genocide of her people" in Palestine, she saw no moral option but to protest what was happening. She also asserted that the company had attempted to suppress any dissent within it, and that there were attempts at intimidation, harassment, and defamation against the Arab and Palestinian community within Microsoft. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:545/563;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/b3b21a9d-d6cc-4be6-b92e-d68beb4dd26a.jpeg" alt=""></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">The genocide in Gaza as seen by Ebtihal</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In her email, Abu Al-Saad asserted that what is happening in Gaza constitutes "genocide" against the Palestinian people, noting that Israel is committing gross human rights violations, such as indiscriminate bombing and targeting hospitals and schools, in addition to what she described as an "apartheid state." She added that she cannot remain silent in the face of the suffering of innocent children and the tears of grieving parents. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:640/359;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/043f44a3-34b8-4e12-98e1-ca52b3b7cc0e.jpeg" alt=""></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Statistics related to the Israeli attack on Gaza</span></h2><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In support of Abu Saad's statement, she noted that the Israeli attack on Gaza since October 7, 2023, has resulted in more than 165,000 Palestinian deaths and injuries, the majority of whom are children and women, in addition to more than 11,000 missing persons.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">About Microsoft</span></h2><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Microsoft is one of the world's largest computer technology companies, with revenues exceeding $85 billion in 2016. Its headquarters are located in Redmont, Washington, USA, and it employs more than 114,000 people. The company develops and manufactures software for computers and is the world's largest software manufacturer by revenue.<br></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Enjoy interesting and useful content with an exclusive <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sbsial.com/ar/features/podcast-and-voice-recording">podcast</a> that provides you with everything you need to know in just a few minutes via the Special app.<br></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">The Microsoft Case and Moral Guilt</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Through this event, Abu Saad raised an ethical issue regarding the role of large corporations in international conflicts. The question now is: To what extent should large corporations like Microsoft bear responsibility for political and humanitarian issues?</p>