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UPDATE: Charlatan reporter tweets from sociology class formerly taught by Hassan Diab

 

The Charlatan's Jennifer Pagliaro is tweeting live from the first-year sociology class previously taught by Hassan Diab. The new instructor told the class that they will be talking about Diab in their class discussion.

 

Diab was dismissed of his teaching duties on July 28.

 

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UPDATE: Instructor that replaced Diab discusses accused terrorist in class

The sociology instructor who replaced Hassan Diab for remainder of the summer course he was teaching told the students registered in the class that they will be discussing the controversy surrounding Diab as part of the class discussion.

Some students enrolled in the first-year sociology class that Diab has been teaching since mid-July said they are not happy that he has been replaced

CUPE condemns Carleton for ditching Diab

CUPE 4600, the union representing contract instructors and teaching assistants at Carleton University, sent an open letter to Carleton president Roseann Runte on July 29 condemning the dismissal of Hassan Diab, a sociology instructor accused of being involved in the 1980 bombing of a synagogue in Paris.

In the letter, CUPE said they are "alarmed that he was fired after he had already commenced his contract to teach SOCI 1002."

Prof accused of bombing no longer teaching

Carleton announced, July 28, that Hassan Diab, an Ottawa professor who was released on bail after being arrested in connection with the 1980 bombing of a Paris synagogue, will be replaced immediately in his teaching duties of a summer Carleton course.

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On July 15 singer Karl Wolf performed in Ottawa as part of the city's Lebanese Festival, a celebration of Lebanese culture. Straight out of a radio interview and while signing autographs for eager fans, Wolf took the time to answer questions about his Lebanese heritage, his new album and reveal his biggest fear to the Charlatan's Victoria Abraham.

The Charlatan (TC): How does your Lebanese culture influence your music?

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