Homa Hoodfar.
Concordia in the news
Posted on July 7, 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:
- Geneviève Rail, professor at the Simone de Beauvoir Institute, writes an opinion piece in the Montreal Gazette (online, paper edition and e-edition) and La Presse + about the arrest of Homa Hoodfar. Rail writes about Hoodfar's work and about the social, academic and personal impact she has had. The piece also appears inCampus Watch. In related news: the Concordia University Faculty Association posts a link to an open letter to Iranian authorities by a group of Islamic studies scholars, pressing for Hoodfar's release; 24 Hours Toronto reprises an earlier report that Canadian-Egyptian journalist Mohammed Fahmy is calling for Canadian legislation setting out the government's responsibility to act in cases of imprisonment of Canadians abroad.