SUPPORT ESMA AKKILIC TO WIN EUROVISION SONG CONTEST‏

Posted by Janroj in News on 10. Mar, 2010 | No Comments

Esma Akkilic is one of the contestants for the representing the UK in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest in Norway. She needs all the support she can get! She is a vibrant young Kurdish singer-songwriter from central London.
The show goes out on FRIDAY 12th MARCH at 8.30pm on BBC1… Make Sure You Tune In!

For general information on Eurovision Song Contest click on to http://www.bbc.co.uk/eurovision/contestants/ycny_2010/

For information on Esma Akkilic please go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/eurovision/contestants/ycny_2010/contestant_esma.shtml

It will be great if as many people as possible can tune in to BBC1 on Friday 12th March at 8:30pm and votes for Esma.

Seminar on ‘Future of Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Perspectives on Aspiration and Ambition

Seminar on ‘Future of Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Perspectives on Aspiration and Ambition

Posted by Janroj in Calender, News on 25. Feb, 2010 | No Comments

[ March 20, 2010; 17:00 to 18:30. ] Seminar on ‘Future of Kurdistan Region of  Iraq: Perspectives on Aspiration and Ambition’

Speaker: Ms Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman of Kurdish Regional Government High Representative to the UK and Chairman of the Kurdistan Development Corporation (KDC)

Date/time: 20th March 2010 at 5:00pm

Venue: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (SOAS) Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG

Organised by Kurdish Studies and Students Organisation (KSSO) and Kurdish Society at SOAS (KSSOAS)

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

BSA logo‘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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Concert: Persian and Kurdish music in Oxford

Posted by Janroj in News on 22. Jan, 2010 | No Comments

Date and Time: Sunday, 7 February 2010, @7:00pm

Venue:  The Wheatsheaf, at 129 High St, Oxford, OX1 4DF

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Seminar: Gender, Memory, and Political Discourse: The case of Anfal surviving women

Posted by Janroj in Calender, News, Research, Seminar on 15. Jan, 2010 | No Comments

[ January 21, 2010; 19:00 to 21:00. ]

choman HardiSpeaker: Dr Choman Hardi
Chair:  Dr Umut Erel
Date and Time : 21rst January 2010,@7:00 pm
Venue: B111, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (SOAS) Read More...

PHD SCHOLARSHIPS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AT QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

Posted by KSSO in News on 14. Jan, 2010 | No Comments

Queen Mary University of LondonStudies 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…