In December 2021, Dr. Choman Hardi was approached by the Peace and Freedom Organization to design a syllabus for a gender and media course, in consultation with academics in the field. The fourfold process involved sharing resources in a workshop in Erbil, designing a draft of the syllabus,...
CGDS is excited to announce the third Jan Warner Visiting Scholar for the spring semester of 2022, Ms. Munirah Eskander. Munirah received a dual degree from the American University of Sharjah, earning her BSc in Chemical Engineering and a BA in International Studies, and pursuing a double minor...
On 1 December 2021, Dr. Choman Hardi, CGDS Director, read and discussed her poetry with a group of Dr. Daniele Rugo’s students from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po Paris) via zoom. Dr. Daniele’s class focuses on political violence and the arts. Dr. Choman read poems from...
On December 8 2021, Dr. Choman Hardi, CGDS Director, spoke at the UNFPA and UNWOMEN advocacy Conference “Let’s Talk Iraq,” held at the Babylon Hotel, Baghdad. The discussants addressed ways of ending Gender based Violence in Iraq in three panel sessions; a reception and wrap-up followed. Dr. Choman spoke...
On 19 December 2021, Dr. Choman Hardi, CGDS Director, accepted a 2021 Peace Ambassador Award for her work on gender equality. The award was given by the Peace and Freedom Organization, PAX, the Haw Organization for Education, and the Paragon Youth Network. The ceremony was held at Jamal...
