Carleton University will hold a tribute event in Ottawa on September 22nd to launch a special new journalism award at Carleton University in honour of Shireen Abu Akleh, killed by an Israeli sniper in 2022. Read more…
A new award honouring the legacy of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh has been established by Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication.
The Shireen Abu Akleh Emerging Reporter Award in Social Justice Journalism will be supported by an endowed fund recently established at Carleton. It is hoped the endowment will generate an award of at least $5,000 each year, in perpetuity.
A special event will be held on Friday, Sept. 22 at 7:00 p.m. at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre in downtown Ottawa as a tribute to Abu Akleh and to launch the award.
The event is open to the public and will feature tributes by Abu Akleh’s friends, family and colleagues and a concert by renowned oud player Abdul-Wahab Kayyali and cellist Sheila Hannigan.
Tickets are $25 ($10 for students) and can be available on-line through the Social Justice Award website.
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Good for Carleton School of Journalism. A courageous move, as I suspect there has been considerable pushback.
of course there is no proof that she was killed by an Israeli snipper…not from the palestinians and not from the Israelis. The pathologist didn’t know where the bullet came from.
Hey Jay,
Thanks for your comments.
I certainly don’t have the proof, but I am influenced by the CNN report which says the IDF killed her, and even more by the fact that the IDF has apologized for doing so. See here:
https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/05/12/israel-defense-forces-apology-shireen-abu-akleh-death-ctw-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn
But on a higher level – are you in the least bothered by the fact that according to the UN, “since 2001, at least 18 Palestinian journalists have been reportedly killed by the IDF in the occupied Palestinian territory and no one has been held accountable for those deaths.”
I don’t have the sense that you care.
Hats off to my alma mater for this important initiative.
Hats off to to the Palestinian advocacy movement that in recent years started to pay more attention to ‘know thy enemy’
Any day during the Ten Days of Repentance is a good choice, but starting the event 18 minutes after Shabbat starts would virtually guarantee zero Jewish students around
Hey Ahik, a tad “snarky” but good point. I dont know know how much that figured into their calculations.