Manchester bombing. Rights City. Mideast peace not so easy.

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:

• Kyle Matthews, executive director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) at Concordia, appeared on Global News Morning, yesterday, to discuss the Manchester bombing. Matthews was also quoted in the Montreal Gazette coverage of the bombing and of the threat to Canada of foreign fighters returning to this country from countries where ISIL is active. The Gazette article is reprised by MSN News. 
• Roméo Dallaire, senior fellow at the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) at Concordia, was on CJAD Radio this morning (no link available) to talk about the importance of human rights issues in the current political climate. Dallaire is among the participants in the "Rights City/Montréal, ville des droits humains" conference taking place at Concordia tomorrow and Saturday, May 26 and 27. The event is hosted by MIGS.
• Daniel Douek, part-time professor of political science in the Faculty of Arts and Science, writes a an opinion pieceThe Globe and Mail in which he casts doubt on U.S. president Donald Trump's claim that achieving peace between Israelis and Palestinians may be easier than most believe.

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