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EU Project: Ms. Goshan Mohammed’s Podcast on Abortion

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. This podcast and discussion on abortion is ignited by the 99 year sentence that was issued on...

Ms. Goshan Mohammed, Lecturer in Math and Sciences Department at AUIS and a CGDS veteran, in a podcast discusses the laws and restrictions made in regards to abortion. She further elaborates on why and how these laws and restrictions might’ve been established.

CGDS Deputy Director Appointed Scientific Committee Member at TIIKM

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...

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 - 19:00

EU Project: An Interview of Dr. Akeel Abbas with ‘Nawa Radio Station’ about the history of Women’s rights in Iraq

Funded by the EU, CGDS is producing 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. The encouragement of women’s rights in Iraq began in 1910 by the famous Iraqi poet Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi...

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.

Gender Studies and the Gender Centers in the Kurdistan region

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,...

Tuesday, December 17, 2019 - 13:45

CGDS Participates in Annual Gender Center Conference

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...

Tuesday, December 17, 2019 - 13:45

CGDS’s Launch of 16 Days of Activism

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...

Sunday, December 8, 2019 - 14:15

Open Mic Night with CGDS and AUIS Voice

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...

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 20:00

Goshan Mohammed’s Participation in IFMSA Conference

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...

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 15:15

CGDS Participate in Symposium at University of Raparin

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...

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 14:45

CGDS Participates in Training of Trainers

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...

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 - 15:45

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