Seminar on Green Movement and National Minorities in Iran
Posted by KSSO in Calender on 30. Jan, 2010 | Comments Off
[ February 26, 2010; 18:00 to 20:00. ] Seminar: Green Movement and national minorities in Iran
Speaker: Dr Said Shams Date and Time: 26th February 2010, @6:00 Venue: B111,SOAS 10 Thornhaugh Street WC1H 0XG, London Organized by Kurdish Studies and Students Organisation (KSSO) and Kurdish Society at SOAS(KSSOAS)Seminar Abstract
The recent resistance against the Islamic regime and cry for freedom in Iran, labelled as ‘the Green Movement’, has taken the focus of attentions. It all started when the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June 2009, was disputed by the two defeated candidates, Mir Hussein Mousavi and the former speaker of parliament and senior cleric, Mehdi Karroubi. In the past seven months despite increased security, official warnings and often brutal crackdowns on opposition figures, journalists and ordinary demonstrators, mass protests have increasingly taken place. In fact, the continued mass protests across the country, despite harsh security measures, turned the Green Movement into a nationwide uprising against the regime.
In this speech, Said examines the weight of the national minority communities in the politics of the Green Movement. He argues that the right national minorities in Iran has received little attention in the recent oppositional movement. Read More…
BSA Theory Study Group Symposium on ‘Understanding Diaspora: The Case of Kurds in London’
Posted by KSSO in News on 22. Jan, 2010 | No Comments
‘Understanding Diaspora: The Case of Kurds in London’ BSA Theory Study Group Symposium, organised in association with the Department of Sociology, University of Leicester
14 May 2010, University of Leicester
Organised by Ipek Demir (Leicester University)
Speakers:
Dr Umut Erel, RCUK Academic Fellow, Open University
Janroj Keles, London Metropolitan University
Dr Ibrahim Sirkeci, European Business School, London
Latif Tas, Queen Mary, University of London
Dr Issa Tozun, London Metropolitan University
Dr Ipek Demir, University of Leicester
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PHD SCHOLARSHIPS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AT QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
Posted by KSSO in News on 14. Jan, 2010 | No Comments
Studies on gender, ethnicity, religion, sexuality and age in the workplace, including experiences at work and career development. Applications for scholarships should be made by *12 February 2010*. Read More…
MA Studentships in Kurdish Studies – University of Exeter
Posted by KSSO in News on 14. Jan, 2010 | No Comments
The awards have been made available through a grant awarded to the Centre for Kurdish Studies by the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq. It is anticipated that a minimum of two MA studentships will be available for the 2010/11academic year. Applications are invited from suitably qualified graduates – you should have or expect to have at least a 2.1 degree in a Humanities or Social Science discipline. Read More…Research on images of the Kurdish identity in London
Posted by KSSO in Calender, Community, Research on 22. Dec, 2009 | No Comments
[ November 13, 2009; 18:00 to 20:00. ] 
We as a research team are doing a research project on ‘Influences of identity, community and social networks on ethnic minority representation at work’ at London Metropolitan University and focusing on Kurdish people in Hackne
y, Indian people in Ealing and Caribbean people in Lambeth.
We are looking for 20 Kurdish individuals (with different age, gender, education and occupation background) to participate in a focus group and to interpret the social and cultural meanings of 10 photographs of Kurdish everyday life in London including identity, community and work.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Posted by KSSO in News on 21. Dec, 2009 | No Comments
We wish all our members a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Kirîsmes u ser sala we pîroz be!
Kirîsmes u salî nwêtan lê pîroz bê!
Kirîsmes u serre Newe ye torê bimbarek!
KSSO
