The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani, has announced that Dr. Choman Hardi, CGDS Director, has been promoted to the rank of associate professor. Dr. Choman joined AUIS in 2014 at the rank of assistant professor in the Department of English, where she also served as department chair in...
On January 26, 2021, Mr. Ramyar Ismail spoke about aspects of masculinity for the Directorate for Violence Against Women-Raparin, a governmental directorate of the Ministry of the Interior that has a partnership with UNFPA. Mr Ramyar, a CGDS Research Assistant, spoke about the importance of understanding the definitions...
On Wednesday, January 27 2021, representatives from the Blind Union visited the offices of CGDS. Together we talked about the economic empowerment of people with disabilities—both the challenges and some possible solutions, and we agreed to continue to work together for a better society. Mr. Shanaw Peshraw,...
By invitation of the University of Oulu, Finland, and the University of Bamberg, Germany, Dr. Lynn Rose, CGDS Deputy Director, served as an Expert Participant in “Accessibility: Building Education Towards a Sustainable World.” The workshop, the 2021 iteration of “Burning Questions,” was held on January 21-22, 2021. International...
The Center for Gender and Development Studies is pleased to announce that Mr. Ali Hussein Azeez Abo-Jadya has completed his STEM Master of Science degree in Business Analytics from W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, in which he earned a GPA of 3.87. This eighteen-month...
We at the Center for Gender and Development Studies at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani, are happy to continue our institutional membership in the Disability History Association. We take an intersectional approach to gender justice, with a particular focus on disability rights and disability advocacy. Working with...
