Middle East studies in the News

Canadian University Will Not Rehire "Terrorist" Professor [on Hassan Diab]

Al Bawaba
July 29, 2009

http://www.albawaba.com/en/news/250945

http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/7878

Canada's Carleton University will not rehire sociology professor Hassan Diab, an alleged bomber of the Rue Copernic Synagogue. The bombing killed four people in the Paris synagogue in 1980. Diab has been under house arrest since last year. The decision by Carleton followed harsh condemnations by B'nai Brith Canada, a national Jewish organization.

Frank Diman, the Executive Vice President of B'nai Brith Canada said "Canadians should be extremely concerned that an alleged terrorist, accused of committing such heinous acts, will be teaching our youth at a leading Canadian university. We find it deplorable that university officials believe that there is nothing wrong with employing Diab. The safety and security of the community as a whole, and of the Carleton University campus in particular, are of great concern to us."

Diab was expecting to resume teaching this week but in a tense statement released yesterday, the school said a full-time faculty member "will immediately replace the current instructor" in order to provide students "with a stable, productive academic environment that is conducive to learning."

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