Homa Hoodfar.
Concordia in the news
Posted on July 6, 2016
University affairs
Various issues concerning Concordia University are often reported on by news outlets. Here is the most recent coverage pertaining to the institution:
- La Presse Canadienne posts an earlier story from its coverage of Homa Hoodfar and of the Quebec opposition parties' demand that Premier Phillip Couillard involve himself more directly in pressing Ottawa for action to secure Hoodfar's release. The Suburban reports on her imprisonment and the Edmonton Sun reports that Canadian-Egyptian journalist Mohammed Fahmy believes the prime minister of Canada should be legally required to do everything in his power to ensure the humane treatment and eventual release of Canadians imprisoned abroad. Hoodfar's situation is mentioned also in a National Post report about a British Columbia woman's efforts to get her four children back from Iran. Hoodfar's arrest is mentioned again in an earlier opinion piece, reprised by The Tower, about Tehran's refusal to let Iranian-Canadian sculptor Parviz Tanavoli leave Iran. Finally, the Hoodfar arrest is referenced in a Reuters report on a resolution being tabled today in the U.S. House of Representatives demanding the release of two Iranian-American businessmen held in Iran for months. The Reuters story is picked up by Daily Mail (UK) Today, EuroNews, Israel Hayom, Metro U.S., Yahoo! News, The Star, Street Insider, First Post, The Fiscal Times, WHBL.com, KDAL, WHTC, and KFGO.