Ottawa shooting, etc.
Concordia in the news
Posted on October 24, 2014
Expert commentators
Concordia faculty and researchers are regularly asked to offer expert, informed opinions on many of today's most pressing problems. Read some of the latest news items about Concordians:
- Emer O’Toole, professor in the School of Canadian Irish Studies, writes about the Ottawa shooting in The Guardian.
- Rosemary Reilly, professor in the Department of Applied Human Sciences, was interviewed on Wednesday by Global Montreal (no link available) about the stress a community faces in the wake of incidents such as this week’s shootings.
- Le Journal de Montréal quotes Lynda Clarke, professor in the Department of Religion, in an article about the appeal of jihad to young Canadians.
- An article in the Montreal Gazette about the conditions that underlie the phenomenon of radicalization among young Canadians features the perspective of Chedly Belkhodja, principal of the School of Community and Public Affairs. The article was reprised in the Calgary Herald (no link available).
- Ha’aretz publishes an article about the book Lucky Jews, written by Erica Lehrer, professor in the Department of History and Canada Research Chair in Post-Conflict Memory, Ethnography and Museology.
- The Cleveland Jewish News writes about Ira Robinson, director of Canadian Jewish Studies, who is currently scholar-in-residence at the Siegal facility where he is giving a series of lectures.