What’s Going on at McGill University’s Institute of Islamic Studies?

What’s going on at McGill University’s Institute of Islamic Studies? Following Professor Ahmed Fekry Ibrahim’s defamation lawsuit over sexual harassment allegations, two faculty members—one named in the suit—have been removed from their administrative positions. For some reason, these developments only came to light via a statement at the McGill World Islamic and Middle East Studies Students Association (WIMESSA) Facebook page. Is McGill trying to hide something?

Cinnamon Stillwell analyzes Middle East studies academia in West Coast colleges and universities for Campus Watch. A San Francisco Bay Area native and graduate of San Francisco State University, she is a columnist, blogger, and social media analyst. Ms. Stillwell, a former contributing political columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, has written on a wide variety of topics, including the political atmosphere in American higher education, and has appeared as a guest on television and talk radio.
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