February 22, 2002

Middle East Tensions Divide a University in Montreal

By JANICE PASKEY

When Concordia's student union embraced the Palestinian cause, did it go too far?

Concordia University is one of Montreal's two English-language universities. But wander the bustling downtown campus, and you're as likely to hear another language -- Arabic. "It reminds me of being in Beirut," says Lynda G. Clarke, a religion professor who is an expert on Islam.

An estimated one-quarter of the students are of Arab origin, and they have brought pro-Palestinian politics to the

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