We are delighted to share that Savan Abdulrahman, CGDS research assistant contributing to our Masculinity research project, recently completed a six-day literature residency in the Erbil governorate. The residency, held from November 13th to 18th, was organized by Goethe-Institut Irak and supported by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany....
Dr. Twana A. Hassan, a research fellow at the Center for Gender and Development Studies (CGDS), delivered a compelling presentation on the "Importance of Integrating International Criminal Law into Kurdistan's Criminal Justice System" at a workshop held in Erbil from October 12 to 13, 2023. This event, organized...
On September 28th and 29th, 2023, Dr. Choman Hardi, CGDS Director, participated in the "The Kurds and 'The Others' in the Post-Sectarian Middle East" Kurdish Studies conference held in Lecce, Italy. This event aimed to transcend the typical narratives surrounding contemporary Kurdish and Middle Eastern politics, challenging the...
Dr. Twana A. Hassan, a research fellow at CGDS, participated in a comprehensive five-day program held in the Netherlands from August 28 to September 1, 2023. This program was organized by KCIL in collaboration with the Association of Defense Council in The Hague and supported by the German...
From 6th July – 10th July 2023, Shanya Saeed, CGDS Project Officer, and Savan Abdulrahman, CGDS Research Assistant, recently participated in a four-day training organized by RNTC Media in Erbil. The training focused on SRHR (Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights) social media content creation. Representatives from 15...
Embarking on a book tour from June to July 2023, Dr. Choman Hardi, Director of CGDS, traveled across the United Kingdom to launch her latest novel "Whispering Walls." In this novel, she explores themes of family and their troubled past, set right before the U.S. invasion of Iraq....
