Dr. Choman Hardi, Director of the Center for Gender and Development Studies (CGDS), has contributed to a Chatham House essay collection marking the 20th anniversary of the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq. In her paper, Dr. Hardi's personal journey, from fleeing the Anfal genocide to returning to Iraq...
On 25 May 2022, Manara Magazine published the final installment of the three-part series, “‘With Education You Can Face Every Struggle’: Gendered Higher Education in Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan.” This third part of the series, titled “The Gender Problem,” was co-authored by Dr. Choman Hardi, CGDS Founder and...
“‘ Life Means My Disability ’ : Ableism, Disability, and Gender in Iraq ,” by Dr. Lynn Rose, has been published as the first chapter in H. Toker and Yıldız, A. (Eds.). 2022. “Gender Equality and Social Cohesion in Iraq ,” Yasar University , UNESCO Chair on International...
On April 3, 2022, Manara Magazine published Part Two of the three-part series, “‘With Education You Can Face Every Struggle’: Gendered Higher Education in Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan.” The second part of the series, titled “Beyond Knowledge,” was co-authored by Dr. Lynn Rose, CGDS Director of Disability Studies,...
On March 17, 2022, Manara Magazine published the piece “Disability Rights as Human Rights in Sulaimani, Kurdistan-Iraq, authored by Dr. Lynn Rose, CGDS Director of Disability Studies. The piece appears in the first issue of 2022, titled “Suffering, Perseverance, and Hope: Minority Voices from the Middle East and North...
On February 21, 2022, Manara Magazine published Part One of the three-part series, “‘With Education You Can Face Every Struggle’: Gendered Higher Education in Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan.” The introduction to the series begins as follows: “In patriarchal communities, women’s dependency on men can lead to their being trapped...
