Seminar on parliamentary and presidential elections in Kurdistan of Iraq
Posted on 30. Jul, 2009 by KSSO in Seminar
The Kurdish Studies and Student Organisation will be hosting a seminar on the parliamentary and presidential elections in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Kamal Rauf the editor in cheif of Hawlati newspaper will highlight the main issues in the recent elections which were held on July 25th, 2009.
Established in 2000, Hawlati is the leading independent newspaper in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, with a circulation of 150,000. In April 2009 Hawlati launched a London edition and became the first Kurdish newspaper to be published both in Kurdistan and the UK.
The seminar is in Kurdish (Sorani) language and there will be an open debate at the end of the seminar. English translation will be provided for those that request it.
Date and time:
Friday 31st July 2009 from 7.00 PM to 9.00 PM
Location:
Room G51
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
University of London
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
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The UK Kurdish Studies & Student Organisation is a non-political body that strives to promote greater awareness of the Kurds, their political and cultural situation in the Middle East, and as a significant minority community in the UK.
