[discussions] Étudiantes et étudiants arabes exclu-e-s des classes de chimies au Canada....

From: research 
>Reply-To: csu-com@csu.tao.ca 
>To: 
>Subject: Arabs banned from chemistry courses by
Canada - Ananova (fwd) 
>Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 18:01:08 -0400 (EDT) 
> 
>Lets stop ethnic cleansing in chemistry classes! 
> 
>http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_414475.html 
> 
> 
>Arabs banned from chemistry courses by Canada -
Ananova 
> 
>Story filed: 14:39 Wednesday 3rd October 2001 
>========================================= 
>Canada is banning some Arab students from taking
university chemistry 
>courses. 
> 
>Authorities fear foreign students from countries
including Iraq, Iran and 
>Libya will use the knowledge for bomb-making and
terrorism. 
> 
>The Canadian Federation of Students has branded the
policy racist. 
> 
>No foreign students will get visas to study chemistry
or biology if they 
>are from a country on Canada's terrorism watch list
of rogue nations. 
>Iraq, Iran and Libya are on the list, reports The
Toronto Sun. 
> 
>Jenn Anthony, national deputy chairman of Canada's
Federation of Students, 
>said: "To target people from certain countries based
on suspicions is not 
>only not fair, it's racist. We shouldn't let fear
dictate our actions. We 
>have to balance civil liberties and diversity." 
> 
>Danielle Sarazin, a spokesman for Canada's Ministry
of Citizenship and 
>Immigration, confirms some areas of study are
prohibited for students from 
>certain countries. 
> 
>"It's not random. We work very closely with Canadian
Security Intelligence 
>Service, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and
Customs and Excise Canada," 
>she said. 
> 
>In the US, Senator Dianne Feinstein wants a temporary
six-month moratorium 
>on the granting of student visas. She says a number
of the suspected 
>hijackers in the September 11 attacks were enrolled
at US schools. 
> 
>http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_414475.html 
> 
>--- 
>Erika Shaker 
>CCPA Education Project 
>Tel 613.563.1341, Fax 613.233.1458 
>http://www.policyalternatives.ca 


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