Vera B. Saeedpour, Scholar and Archivist of the Kurdish Culture, Dies at 80
Posted by KSSO in News on 09. Jun, 2010 | No Comments
“A chance meeting in midlife led to a lifelong interest in an obscure, long-oppressed ethnic group.”
On the 30th of May, 2010, Vera B. Saeedpour, a longtime friend to and scholar on the Kurdish nation died at the age of 80. She spent many years of her life dedicated to highlighting and raising awareness of the plight of the Kurdish nation in the Middle East, as well as helping to preserve Kurdish culture through the establishment of a library and museum. 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. Read More…
Kurdish Stand Up Comedy in London
Posted by KSSO in Community, News on 12. Mar, 2010 | No Comments
The well known Kurdish stand up comedian Murat Batgi will perform in Lodnon on June 4th and 5th at the ART ZONE.
KSSO promotes and strongly recommends you this unmissssable stand-up comedy. Read More…
SUPPORT ESMA AKKILIC TO WIN EUROVISION SONG CONTEST IN THE UK
Posted by KSSO in News on 20. Jan, 2010 | 1 Comment
Esma Akkilic is one of the contestants for representing the UK in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest in Norway. She is a vibrant, young British pop singer-songwriter of Kurdish descent from London. Read More…
UCU, SOAS SU, EUTCC, Green MEP and Lib Dems MEP demand action on human rights in Turkey as Ms Zana is sentenced
Posted by KSSO in Campaigns, News on 05. Aug, 2009 | No Comments
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.”
Kurdish politician Leyla Zana jailed after SOAS speech
Posted by KSSO in News on 02. Aug, 2009 | No Comments
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.”
