CGDS is happy to announce that an article by Dr. Lynn Rose, CGDS Deputy Director, has been published in Opción 24, Special Edition 35 (2019): 473-485 (ISSN 1012-1587/ISSNe: 2477-9385). The article, “Unlearning Learned Helplessness by Volunteerism and Service-Learning,” summarizes service-learning and volunteerism at AUIS, and highlights the service-learning course...
The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM) has appointed Dr. Lynn Rose, CGDS Deputy Director, as Scientific Committee Member at the 5th World Disability & Rehabilitation Conference 2020 (WDRC 2020) to be held on the 7th – 8th November 2020 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dr. Lynn will support this...
Dr. Akeel Abbas, Assistant Professor in the English Department at AUIS and a memeber of the EU project team, in a podcast discusses the history of iraqi feminism, and how it was origniated from 1910 until the modern day.
Dr. Choman Hardi’s Speech at the Annual Gender Center Conference
I returned to teach English Literature and set up gender studies at AUIS in 2014. The university was not in a position to start a new program at the time. The IS war, the Ezidi genocide,...
On Thursday, December 5th, 2019, the CGDS team participated in the annual conference for the gender canters in Kurdistan. The conference took place in Sulaimani and was part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. It was organized by the KRG High Council of Women’s Affairs and...
On November the 25th, 2019, CGDS held its own launch of the 16 Days of Activism campaign against gender based violence. The event took place in the conference hall at AUIS. Ms. Ashley Durec, representative from the Embassy of Canada; Erbil Office, gave a speech about gender equality. Following...
On the 27th of November, 2019, CGDS and AUIS Voice collaborated on an open mic night at Crepaway Restaurant. Ms. Alex Poppe, renowned author and APP instructor at AUIS, read excerpts from her latest book, “Jinwar.” CGDS staff members also participated in the live event. Mr. Shko Shwan read “Shylock’s...
Ms. Goshan Mohammed, Lecturer in Math and Sciences at AUIS and CGDS veteran, participated in the IFMSA Conference at the University of Sulaymaniyah’s Old Campus. The conference was facilitated by the Kurdistan branch of IFMSA, the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations. The conference focused on raising awareness on...
As a part of the national campaign for 16 Days of Activism to Combat Violence Against Women, on Tuesday, 26 th Nov. 2019, University of Raparin organized a symposium entitled “Women’s Involvement and Limitations of their Authority in the Public Sector.”
Ms. Banah Fateh, the Director of...
On Sunday, December 1st 2019, Dr. Choman Hardi, Director of CGDS, conducted a Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop for 21 female participants from Suliamani, Halabja, Erbil and Duhok. The training was a part of a 6 day training manual titled “Women Can Do it”. It was arranged by People‘s...
