Public scholars
Zeina Ismail-Allouche
I'm interested in the narratives of youths who have experienced transracial and intercountry adoption, particularly in the context of the global refugee crisis.
With over 20 years of international experience working in the child welfare sector, Zeina has contributed to international initiatives promoting family strengthening and participated in the drafting of UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care for Children. Zeina has co-written a book chapter on the challenges facing indigenous youth coming of age out of care in Canada. She has published many articles on the reform of the child welfare sector.
Discipline
Individualized Program (Applied Human Studies, Oral History, Theatre)
Languages
English, French, Arabic
Supervisor
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Zeina Allouche: the impact of intercountry adoption
Interviews
- L’Orient le Jour, Nov 25 2019, “Adoptés du Liban : une association dénonce un véritable trafic d’enfants durant plus de 40 ans"
- 7D News, June 29 2019, “Victims of Lebanese Civil War’s Child Selling Trend Search for Roots”
- Al-Quds Al-Arabi Newspaper, August 31 2019: (Arabic) “Zeina Alloush: Adoption continues in Lebanon despite UN resolutions banning it”
- MTV, July 3 2019 (Arabic), 3 July 2019
Events/conferences
- November 2019 A day in the revolution. 4th space Concordia, Public Scholar Showcase
- November 2019 Panelist, Unsettling series, Concordia University.
- October 2019 Chancellors Builders Dinner.
- October 2019 Critical listening as a form of activism. Performance and conflict II: Listening, performance, and conflict, AllLAB, Concordia University.
- June 2019 Adoption via Lebanon; History and facts. Intercountry Adoption; An Invisible Narrative of War, Badael-Alternatives, Lebanon.
- May 2019 The potential ethical dilemmas of collaborating on a research exploring the life stories of transracial/Indigenous adoptees. International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois, US.
- May 2019 A conversation with survivors' stories. International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois, US.
- May 2019 When I was a child… A flashback through performative games. International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois, US.
- May 2019 Towards reforming the services for youths transitioning out of care. Sanad Forum, Cairo, Egypt.
Zeina's blog posts
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I couldn’t help but identify with Antigone’s grandmother facing the immigration agent upon arrival. Read more -
I collected my luggage and walked outside the airport. It was chaos; the smell of the burning tires was making the air very heavy. Read more -
Essential questions we need to ask ourselves when going public with difficult stories. Read more