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NewsA Warm Welcome for Homa Hoodfar
The former Concordia professor had just stepped off a plane from Oman to greet press at the Montreal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. After spending over 100 days in Iran’s notorious Evin prison, Hoodfar is finally back in Montreal.
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NewsJohn Molson Women in Leadership Look For Equality in Business
The gender disparity in the business world is, in part, what led Jazna Rossi, a finance and international business student, and Serena Feeney, studying business technology management, to create the John Molson Women in Leadership committee.
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NewsDivest McGill Confronts University in Forum
This was the first of three public consultations on sustainability held by McGill University last Friday. The consultations come as a direct result of a sit-in carried out by Divest McGill in the James Administration building last spring.
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NewsHoma Hoodfar Released
Former Concordia professor Homa Hoodfar was released from Evin prison in Iran on Monday, Sept. 26, after spending over 100 days in solitary confinement.
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NewsNew Treaty Opposes Pipeline Construction
On Thursday, Sept. 22, a treaty alliance was announced between First Nations in Canada and the United States, uniting the signatories against the development of pipelines on their territories—specifically pipelines to export Alberta’s tar sands oil to coastal distribution centers.
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NewsMohamed Fahmy Uses Newfound Freedom to Free Others
In 2013, the former Al Jazeera English Bureau Chief became a target himself when he was accused of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and detained for 438 days in Egypt’s Tora Prison.
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NewsIndigenous Scholar Begins New Lecture Series at Concordia
“The idea of the lecture series is to bring Indigenous voices to Concordia and to give an opportunity for them to be heard, in their own words, on their own terms,” explained Daniel Salée, the interim director of the First Peoples Program.
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NewsDemonstrators Gather for Imprisoned Professor Homa Hoodfar
The former Concordia professor has been imprisoned in Iran’s Evin prison for 111 days on unclear charges. She was accused of “dabbling in feminism” and collaborating with hostile governments.
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NewsConcordia’s Jeux De La Communication Delegation Stands Against Rape Culture
“We thought it was deplorable” said co-chief of the Concordia team, Vincent Gagnon.
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NewsMontreal Hosts Third Global Conference on World’s Religions
The fear is mounting as the American election looms closer.
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