Homa Hoodfar. Quebec Writers' Federation 2015 Concordia University First Book Award.
Concordia in the news
Posted on August 1, 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:
- Le Huffington Post publishes an opinion piece by Simin Nouri, president of the Association des Femmes Iraniennes en France, in which she discusses allegations of mistreatment of prisoners by Iranian authorities. Nouri mentions retired professor Homa Hoodfar as one of several “political” prisoners detained in Iran.
- CBC News New Brunswick recommends five summer reads, including Mike Steeves’s Giving Up, a book shortlisted for the Quebec Writers' Federation 2015 Concordia University First Book Award.
- Concordia and other Montreal universities are listed in a travel guide to Canada on the Italian website L’Adigetto.