Passing of Sociologist Dr. Baha Abu-Laban
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Dr. Baha Abu-Laban, C.M., Professor Emeritus of the University of Alberta has passed away recently in Edmonton.
Dr. Abu-Laban had a remarkable life and career, from his beginnings in Palestine, did his graduate studies in the US and made many notable contributions while he was a Professor and held major administrative positions at the University of Alberta. His work on Arabs in Canada, about which he published the first major study as a book, and on Palestinians. He also made major contributions in fostering work on immigration and diasporas when he established an innovative centre for research on immigration, integration, and diversity at the University of Alberta.
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