September 24, 2014: The Department of Social Sciences at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) hosted a panel discussion on the ongoing conflict in Iraq and its impact on survivors of the Islamic State’s waves of violence.
The dialogue was organized and moderated by Edith...
Choman Hardi, AUIS professor, poet, and researcher in gender and violence studies, was invited to facilitate a series of workshops on gender and the media at Nalia News Television (NRT) headquarters. As part of NRT’s career development, over 200 staff members and journalists were encouraged to...
On April 29, 2019, CGDS, as part of the Gender Balance Group of the 9th Cabinet, met with the Speaker of Kurdistan Parliament, Dr. Vala Fareed, held a Press Conference, and met with the High Council of Women's Affairs, requesting support to...
Clarification statement by the Center for Gender and Development Studies
On April 17th, 2019, Dr. Nazand Begikhani published an article in Rudaw entitled ‘A few truths about the history of the gender centers in Kurdistan,’ making several false claims. Based on...
Dr. Lynn Rose, Professor in the Social Sciences, and Mr. Shko Shwan, CGDS Project Coordinator, as representatives of the Center for Gender and Development Studies at AUIS, attended the workshop “Call to Action on Protection from GBV in Emergencies,” sponsored by ECHO (European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid...
On Monday, April 29th, 2019, The Center for Gender and Development Studies presented a workshop, “The Gender Dimension: Feminist Scholarship” to about 20 students and staff at the University of Kufa in Najaf, Iraq. Dr. Alaa Hussain Al-Rihimi, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, expressed interest in collaborating with CGDS...
As part of its EU grant to promote education about gender and diversity, CGDS offered three workshops as part of the training for Diversity Discussants. Several AUIS students participated in the workshops on April 9th, 10th, and 11th, 2019. Once trained, these Diversity Discussants, all AUIS students,...
