About Us
Our Mission
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.
By organising political and cultural activities with an educational focus KSSO aims to cooperate with other organisations within and outside the Kurdish community to encourage dialogue and an environment in which ideas can be exchanged freely and democratically. Its primary target group are university communities throughout the UK, in which social, political, and cultural issues facing Kurdish populations can be addressed through research, education, social interaction and awareness raising.
As community members regularly in touch with mainstream UK society through academic activities, Kurdish students are particularly well situated to undertake such promotional activities with the aim of building bridges of friendship and communication with others.
KSSO also aims to give a voice to young and second generation Kurds, inside student unions and in society generally.
Aims and Objectives
To provide a non-political forum for exploring and discussing our themes (see below).
To work with UK educational institutions and university communities to support and promote research on, about or by Kurdish peoples
To raise awareness of the Kurds through:
- Organising cultural and political activities with an educational focus
- Building links of friendship and communication with interested organisations and individuals
- Encouraging dialogue in an environment where ideas can be exchanged freely and democratically
To give a voice to young Kurdish people within student unions and in UK society generally
To address, through research, education, social interaction and awareness raising, the social, political and cultural issues facing Kurdish populations
To encourage education and combat marginalisation within Kurdish communities in the UK
Current management committee
1. Current chair person: Dr Janroj Keles, Research Fellow and lecturer, London Metropolitan Univeristy. Email: j.keles@londonmet.ac.uk
2. Ms Ozlem Galip, Author, Journalist and PHD Student at Exeter University
3. Mr Ilhan Genc, Kurdish Language, Financial Advisor and KSSO Event Manager
4. Newroz Rose Meho, Student at BPP Law School
5. Dr Muhammed Ahmed, Ph.D Student, Exeter University, mhamadahmed2000@yahoo.co.uk
6. Ms Berivan Naz, SOAS
7. Mr Fazel Hawramy, Kurdish blogger
8. Mr Shaho Rezai, MA, SOAS
9. Mr Ayar Ata, Ph.D Student, Exeter UNiveristy, mahanamo@talk21.com
10. Ms Hekate Papadaki, Charity organisation, hekate@manorgardenscentre.org
11. Ms Sevgi Kaymak, MA, SOAS
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KSSO and media
Ragihandin û teknolojiya nû û ziman û kultura kurdan di konferansekê de li Londonê
Qazî, Hesenpûr û Şêxulislamî konferansek li Londonê li dar xisitin
Raporti Kurdsat La sar Dr.Mhamad jalal London
Kurdish politician Leyla Zana jailed after SOAS speech
Ji ber tabûyan nikarin xwe bînin ziman
SOAS’ta Suriye Kürtlerinin sorunlari tartisildi
