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EU Project: Dr. Choman Hardi’s Interview with Jin Tv

Funded by the EU, CGDS is producing podcasts, in Kurdish, Arabic and English to promote understanding of gender issues in the region. The following is one of the podcasts produced for the project. Mullah Mazhar Khorasany utilized his TV channel to insult Kurdish women (calling them “dinosaurs”), endorse polygamy (which...

In this interview, Dr. Choman Hardi spoke about the events associated with a joint defamation lawsuit brought against Mullah Mazhar Khorasany by twenty-seven human rights activists, headed by Ms. Bahar Munzir.

EU Project: Dr. Lynn Rose Interviews Alex Poppe

Funded by the EU, CGDS is producing podcasts, in Kurdish, Arabic and English to promote understanding of gender issues in the region. The following is one of the podcasts produced for the project. Girl, World was named a 35 Over 35 Debut Book Award winner, First Horizon Award finalist, Montaigne...

Dr. Lynn Rose, Deputy Director at CGDS, is interviewing Ms. Alex Poppe, who is with the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani, and who is author of several published works of fiction and nonfiction, including two books: Girl, World (2017) and Moxie (2019).

EU Project: Dr. Akeel Abbas Interviews Rawan Salim

Funded by the EU, CGDS is producing podcasts, in Kurdish, Arabic and English to promote understanding of gender issues in the region. The following is one of the podcasts produced for the project. Her father and liberal views had impacted her way of thinking and growth significantly. He used to...

An interview of the social activist from Hillah, Rawan Salim with Dr. Akeel Abas. Rawan’s childhood and upbringing was filled with conflict between her father and mother. The father was open minded and liberal, and the mother was conservative and religious.

EU Project: Dr. Akeel Abbas Interviews Tamara Imad

Funded by the EU, CGDS is producing podcasts, in Kurdish, Arabic and English to promote understanding of gender issues in the region. The following is one of the podcasts produced for the project. A skype interview with Journalist Tamara Imad. Studying Media and Television at university; Imad started as a...

A skype interview with Journalist Tamara Imad. Studying Media and Television at university; Imad started as a blogger on Tumblr. She had various interests and started writing about politics, human rights, and social life.

EU Project: CGDS’s Interview with Dr. Najat Mohammad Faraj

In this podcast, the production of which is funded by a generous EU grant, Dr. Choman Hardi, CGDS Director, and Mr. Rasti Ranj, LSE Hub Regional Manager, interview Dr. Najat Mohammad Faraj, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Sulaimani and the Director of the first gender center in...

In this podcast Dr. Choman Hardi, CGDS Director, and Mr. Rasti Ranj, LSE Hub Regional Manager, interview Dr. Najat Mohammad Faraj, Assistant Professor of  Sociology at the University of Sulaimani and the Director of the first gender center in Kurdistan. 

EU Project: Interview with Ms. Maysoon Al-Damluji by Dr. Akeel

Funded by the EU, CGDS is producing podcasts, in Kurdish, Arabic and English to promote understanding of gender issues in the region. The following is one of the podcasts produced for the project. She mentions how in certain aspects, women have contributed more than men inside the parliament. However, women...

Ms. Maysoon, is a liberal Iraqi women’s rights activist and a member of the Iraqi parliament. In this podcast she discusses the role of women in both the Iraqi parliament and politics.

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