When I first clicked on this, I thought that the guy must be from a banned Muslim country or something based on the title. So I assumed it would be another case

When I first clicked on this, I thought that the guy must be from a banned Muslim country or something based on the title. So I assumed it would be another case of "anti-anti Muslim Ban" story. But it turned out he just got rejected like any other normal person could get rejected. That is what I meant. Like his position to be a Conference Scholarship Recipient does not have anything to do with this. He is just a normal guy like you and me who got denied for a normal reason.