Posted by KSSO in Community on 19. Sep, 2009 | 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.
The academics’ trade union UCU “has written to the Foreign Secretary David Miliband outlining our concerns about the imprisonment of Kurdish politician Leyla Zana by the Turkish authorities… On 28 July 2009 she was also given a 15 month sentence for a speech she made at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London on 24 May 2008. UCU is particularly concerned that the latest assault on Leyla’s freedom of expression stems from a speech made at a UK institution.”
SOAS Vice Principal, Professor Nirmala Roa, said: “Our Principal has written to the Turkish Embassy asking for clarification about the charges being brought against Ms Zana.
“SOAS is committed to the pursuit and dissemination of knowledge. This can only be done effectively in an atmosphere of openness, mutual tolerance and intellectual freedom, without fear of intimidation or reprisal. For SOAS freedom of speech is paramount and the notion that people should be prosecuted for things said in an academic seminar at SOAS is deeply worrying.”
The Kurdish Studies and Student Organisation (KSSO), is an umbrella organisation of UK-based Kurdish student societies. We aim to work with UK educational institutions and university communities to support and promote research on, about or by Kurdish peoples. KSSO has no political affiliations and aims to act as a neutral platform of intellectual debate on Kurdish matters.
We have invited many professionals and academics to give talks on varied subjects on the Kurdish language, culture, media and minority rights in the Middle East. We have also organised a number of seminars on the participation of Kurdish women in the cultural, social and political life in their homeland and in Diaspora. One of our guests was Ms Leyla Zana, a prominent Kurdish politician from the Northern Kurdish Region (Turkish Kurdistan) and Prof. Mary Davis of London Metropolitan University to talk about a peaceful, political solution on Turkey’s Kurdish question.
Evin Films is currently casting for their new film “Chaplin of the Mountains” and are looking for a Kurdish actor and an actress. Please read this article to find out more..
Posted by Janroj in Calender, News, Research, Seminar on 15. Jan, 2010 | No Comments
[ January 21, 2010; 19:00 to 21:00. ]
Speaker: Dr Choman HardiPosted 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…
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…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.
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!
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Posted by KSSO in Campaigns, Community, News on 15. Dec, 2009 | No Comments
We, at Kurdish Studies and Student Organization (KSSO) are deeply concerned about the decision by the Turkish Constitutional Court to close down the only pro-Kurdish party in the Turkish parliment, DTP (Demokratik Toplum Partisi – Democratic Society Party).
We urge Members of Parliament (MPs), Members of European Parliament (MEPs), human rights organizations and campaigners, academics and trade unions to send a strong message to the Turkish authorities to solve the Kurdish issue peacefully.
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