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...

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. ] images

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 Hackney, 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.

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KSSO events for the month of October

KSSO events for the month of October

Posted by KSSO in News, Research, Seminar on 18. Sep, 2009 | 2 Comments

A new academic year will begin with a new round of KSSO events. Over the coming months the UK Kurdish Studies and Student Organisation will be announcing its programme of events for the 2009/2010 academic year. Read this article for October’s events.

Call out for assistance for research on Yezidis in the UK

Call out for assistance for research on Yezidis in the UK

Posted by KSSO in Research on 11. Jul, 2009 | 6 Comments

Research into the Yezidi community in the UK, looking at the difficulties which may be encountered by Yezidis in conducting aspects of their religious practice and in assuring the continuance of their religion in the conditions of isolation implied a minority status.