9/11: Its impact 11 years later

List of Concordia University Experts

Montreal, September 7, 2012 – The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have had a profound impact on the global political landscape. Experts from Concordia University are available to analyze the enduring effects of 9/11 from various points of view.

For assistance in contacting any of these experts, please contact the media relations department directly at 514-848-2424 ext. 4880 or media.relations@concordia.ca

U.S. politics and policy decisions:

• Graham Dodds, a professor in the Department of Political Science, can comment on the United States’ domestic policy, U.S. border issues, and the effect on ensuing presidencies.
  514-848-2424, ext. 5605; g.dodds@concordia.ca.

Foreign Policy:

• Henri Habib, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science, will shed light on international relations and analyze the enduring impact of 9/11 on the Arab world.
  1 613 824-7870 (home); henri.habib@sympatico.ca.

Aviation and airport security:

• Pierre Coutu, a lecturer in the Aviation Management Institute at the John Molson School of Business, can comment on impact on the aviation industry and airport security.
  514-398-0909 (office); pcoutu@aviationstrategy.com.

Cybersecurity:

• Mourad Debbabi, director of the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering and a professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, can provide insight into issues related to computer security, cyber forensics, network security and cybercrime.
  514-848-2424, ext. 5715; debbabi@ciise.concordia.ca.

Being Muslim in the wake of 9/11:

• Yasmin Jiwani, a professor in the Department of Communication Studies, will analyze the impact of the September 11 attacks on Muslims, particularly those living in the West.

Yasmin.jiwani@gmail.com

Human Rights:

• Kyle Matthews, Senior Deputy Director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) at Concordia, will discuss fear surrounding terrorism and its impact on human rights globally.
  514 975-8160 (cell.), kyle.matthews@concordia.ca

Television news after 9/11:        

• Jacques Grenier, a lecturer in the Department of Journalism, can address how 9/11, and terrorism in general, changed television coverage of news and politics in the Middle East.
  450-228-2711 (home); jacques.t.grenier@gmail.com.