Wikipedia's first sentence called it “academic activist and chancellor's professor of sociology at carleton university”. Today it says “academic activist and chancellor's professor emeritus who taught in the department of sociology and anthropolog”.
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Nahla Abdo is an academic activist and Chancellor's Professor of Sociology at Carleton University , where she teaches in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. She has been living in Canada since the 1980s and is recognized for her scholarship on anti-colonial feminism, settler colonialism , and Indigenous resistance. Nahla's work spans Palestine , Turtle Island , and the broader Middle East , exploring the intersections of race , gender , class , and nationalism . It is awarded annually by the Centre for Feminist Research and honours the outstanding contributions of York University faculty Ena Dua, Bonita Lawrence , and Meg Luxton. Department of Sociology and Anthropology . Centre for Feminist Research .
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academic activist and chancellor's professor of sociology at carleton university
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academic activist and chancellor's professor emeritus who taught in the department of sociology and anthropolog
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