October 7, 2013
Concordia in the news
Posted on October 7, 2013
Alumni in the news
Our alumni are featured in the media locally and around the world. Vist the Alumni News section to access an archive of stories or read the latest list of stories:
- Maziar Behari, a Concordia graduate who was arrested during a 2009 protest by Iranian officials who accused him of being a spy, spoke at Concordia on Friday, October 4 about his experiences. Behari appeared on CBC Radio’s Homerun with Sue Smith to discuss his time in captivity and how his story caught the attention of the Daily Show’s Jon Stewart.
- The National, a media outlet in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), features a story about the recent influx of traditional Canadian fare in the UAE. The article quotes Yousef Al Barqawi, a graduate of the Department of Philosophy, who opened Fraiche, a restaurant in Dubai that serves poutine among other distinctly Canadian comfort foods.
- AudioQuest announced the appointment of Rashpal Rai, a graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts, as Regional Sales Manager for Western Canada: Yahoo! Canada Finance, News on 6, KTVN.