Kurdish Studies and Student Organisation

Learn Kurdish (Kurmanji) at SOAS University

Posted by KSSO in Community, News on 05. Aug, 2010 | 3 Comments

The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) University of London offers Kurdish for beginners. If you are interested in learning Kurdish Kurmanji, please apply now. The aim of the course is to provide a thorough introduction to contemporary Kurdish. Read More…

Call out for assistance for research on Kurds in the UK

Posted by KSSO in Community, Research on 19. Jul, 2010 | No Comments

Ms Shadi Hessami, a PhD student at SOAS, supervised by Professor Annabelle Sreberny, is looking for Kurdish research participants in London to interview for her research project on the socio-political and socio-cultural impacts of Kurdish media on Kurdish diaspora. . Read More…

Photo Exhibition: Experiences of Kurdish Migrants in London

Posted by KSSO in Calender, Community, News, Research, Seminar on 11. Jul, 2010 | No Comments

[ July 16, 2010; 17:00 to 19:00. ] Images of working lives: Experiences of Kurdish migrants in London

Photo Exhibition

Organized by Working Lives Research Institute, London Metropolitan University

Date: Friday 16th- 23rd July 2010 ( Exhibition opening reception 5pm on Friday 16th July 2010)

Venue: RenkArt Centre, 86 Stoke Newington High Street, Stoke Newington N16 7PA

Images of working lives is an exhibition held as part of an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded research project conducted by Working Lives Research Institute, London Metropolitan University to highlight the working conditions of an ‘invisible’ community, Kurdish Diaspora, in London. Read More…

Kurdish women organisation looks for Counselors / Legal advisers

Posted by Janroj in Campaigns, Community on 19. Mar, 2010 | No Comments

We are recruiting four female volunteers to work with us in providing professional and culturally sensitive advice and psychological support for Kurdish women who face violence. Three (3) volunteers will be working on counseling and one (1) will be working on advice and casework.

As an advice worker you will provide free, impartial and confidential advice to our clients on a wide range of issues (debt, housing, employment, welfare, immigration) including violence against women. You will research individual cases, assess problems and identify possible courses of action, guide clients to decide on the best course of action, mediate on their behalf, refer clients to other sources of help and keep up to date with appropriate legislation and policies.

Deadline: 1^st September 2010 Read More…