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Poetry Readiing
Stockholm, Feb 1997
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Poetry Readiing
Vienna, Jul 1998
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With Sherko Bekas and Tara Jaff
London, 2000
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Death of Fear Reading
London, Jun 2001
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Death of Fear Reading
London, Jun 2001
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Stand Reading
London, Sep 2001
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UK and South Asian Women Writers Conference
New Delhi, Feb 2002
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Spitalfield Literature Festival
London, Mar 2002
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Words Live Literature Festival
London, Mar 2002
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Story of my Life Reading
London, Sep 2002
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Babel Reading at the South Bank
London, Oct 2002
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Babel Reading at the South Bank
London, Oct 2002
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Reading at Lordadale House
London, Oct 2002
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Connecting Flights
British Council, London, Nov 2002
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Poetry London Reading
London, Nov 2002
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Women in Exile Reading
London, Dec 2002
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Literature Seminar by the British Council
Prague, Jan 2003
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A Different Light Reading
London, Mar 2003
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WWW Free Poetry Reading
London, June 2003
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Peeling the Skin of Time Reading
London, June 2003
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Off Centre Reading with Tara Jaff at the Barbican Centre
London, Jul 2003
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Poetry Jukebox Reading
London, Oct 2003
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A Sense of Place Conference, British Council
Cardiff, Nov 2003
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Ways With Words Literature Festival
Devon, Jul 2004
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Kuala Lumpur Literature Festival
Malaysia, Aug 2004
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Pick 'N' Mix Reading
London, Sep 2004
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Impressions Reading
Clonmel, Oct 2004
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Cats Night Out Reading
London, Nov 2004
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Fuse Reading
London, Nov 2004
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Reading with Richard McKane, Nii Parkes, and Nigar Hasanzadeh
Cumberland Lodge, Nov 2004
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Songs of Freedom Reading
Cardiff, Feb 2005
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Words by The Water Festival
Keswick, Feb 2005
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Cambridge Literature Festival
Cambridge, Apr 2005
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Hedgebrook Women Writers Retreat
USA, May 2005
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Taipei Literature Festival
Taiwan, Aug 2005
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Word Wide Reading
London, Oct 2005
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The Pump House Reading
Aldeburgh, Jun 2006
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With Ehsan Imam, George Alagiah, and Adel Hameed at Article 19
London, Jun 2006
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Al Anfal, the Attempted Destruction of the Kurds
Oslo, Mar 2007
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Al Anfal, the Attempted Destruction of the Kurds
Oslo, Mar 2007
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A Seminar about Gender and Power at Kirkuk University
Kirkuk, Apr 2007
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The 7th International Conference of Genocide Scholars
Sarajevo, Jul 2007
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The 7th International Conference of Genocide Scholars
Sarajevo, Jul 2007
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Seminar about Gender and Power in Kurdish society
Makhmur, Nov 2007
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Seminar about Gender and Power in Youth Culture House
Soran, Nov 2007
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Gender Inequality and the Kurdish Community
Vienna, Mar 2008
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Violence, Memory and Dealing with the Past in Iraq, Humbold University
Berlin, Apr 2008
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With Tara Jaff at the Kurdish Art Showcase
Derby, Apr 2008
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Poetry Reading
Cardiff, May 2008
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Arts in the One World Conference
LA, Jan 2009
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With C. Moradian and S. Fallah at the Arts in the One World Conference
LA, Jan 2009
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Runaki Festival
London, Mar 2009
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Shetland Library Reading
Shetland, Mar 2009
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The Marginalised Voices of Anfal Women
Leeds, Apr 2010
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With Sozan Shahab, Kurdish Women's Conference
Diyar Bekir, Apr 2010
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UN Conference on Human Rights in Iraq
Geneva, Aug 2010
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UN Conference on Halabja and Kurdish Mass Killing
Geneva, Apr 2011
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Gender Construction and Mechanisms in Kurdish Community
Gothenburg, May 2011
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Revealing Hidden Voices Poetry Reading at the South Bank
London, Jun 2011
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Solo Art, Solo Heart Reading, Nottingham
Nottingham, Jun 2011
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Sexual Violence Seminar, Uppsalla
Uppsalla, Nov 2011
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History of Feminism and Women's Movement, KCC
London, Mar 2012
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Anfal Seminar in Andesha Library
Sulaimani, Apr 2012
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Anfal Seminar in Andesha Library
Sulaimani, Apr 2012
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Panel Discussion about Poetry of Resilience
Hamburg, Sep 2012
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Poetry of Resilience, Hamburg Film Festival
Hamburg, Sep 2012
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Serdemi Jin Seminar
Stockholm, Jan 2013
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Poetry Reading
Munich, Jun 2013
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Niniti Literature Festival
Erbil, Apr 2014
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With Julia Copus, Kapka Kassabova and Rachel Holmes at Niniti Festival
Erbil, Apr 2014
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Chawder Poetry Reading
Sulaimani, May 2014
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From Al Anfal to the Yazidi Genocide Seminar
AUIS, Nov 2014
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Ezidis Beyond ISIS- Gender, Genocide, Displacement & Return
AUIS, Feb 2015
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With Bahjat Yahya, Launching the Action Group
AUIS, Feb 2015
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Remembering Halabja
AUIS, mar 2015
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Sulaimani Forum
AUIS, mar 2015
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Commemorating Anfal
AUIS, Apr 2015
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Reading with Tara Jaff at Gallery Aram
Sulimani, May 2015
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Reading with Tara Jaff at Gallery Aram
Sulimani, May 2015
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Survivors of Genocide, the Anfal and Yazidi Women at SOAS
London, Jun 2015
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World Refugee Day with UNHCR
Sulaimani, Jun 2015
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Free Word Centre Reading
London, Jul 2015
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Free Word Centre Reading
London, Jul 2015
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Secularism and the Kurdish Constitution at Birkbeck College
London, Jul 2015
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Secularism and the Kurdish Constitution
London, Jul 2015
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In Memory of Sherko Bekas
Sulaimani, Aug 2015
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Human Security in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Hollings Center
Istanbul, Sep 2015
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Human Security in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Hollings Center
Istanbul, Sep 2015
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Aldeburgh Poetry Festival
Aldeburgh, Nov 2015
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Aldeburgh Poetry Festival
Aldeburgh, Nov 2015
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Making our Activism Count for More, Discussion with US Consul General
AUIS, Nov 2015
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Reading at Department of War Studies
King's College London, Nov 2015
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Reading at Department of War Studies
King's College London, Nov 2015
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Reading at New Castle University
New Castle, Nov 2015
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Fundraising Event to Support Syrian Academics
Queen's College, Oxford, Feb 2016
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Sulaimani Forum
AUIS, Mar 2016
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Forward Prize Shortlist Reading at the South Bank
London, Sep 2016
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Winchester Poetry Festival
Winchester, Oct 2016
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ESRC Gender Violence Across War and Peace
LSE, London, Mar 2017
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Sulaimani Forum
AUIS, Mar 2017
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Feminism and Art, University of Sulaimani
Sulaimani, May 2017
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Feminism and Art, University of Sulaimani
Sulaimani, May 2017
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Ledbury Poetry Festival
Ledbury, Jul 2017
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The Kurdish Sisterhood Reading
London, Jul 2017
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Festivaletteratura at Mantua
Italy, Sep 2017
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Festivaletteratura at Mantua
Italy, Sep 2017
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Carol Ann Duffy's The World's Wife
AUIS, Feb 2018
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Auckland Writers Festival
Auckland, May 2018
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Auckland Writers Festival
Auckland, May 2018
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Remembering Sherko Bekas
Sulaimani, Aug 2018
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With C. Gunes, C. Scalbert and I. Demir at the Kurdish Institute's Summer School
Paris, Sep 2018
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With Hamit Bozarslan at the at the Kurdish Institute's Summer School
Paris, Sep 2018
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European Union Project Celebration
AUIS, Nov 2018
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Europe Day
Baghdad, Jan 2019
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science at Koya University
Koya, Feb 2019
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Hiwa Foundation Poetry Reading, Public Library
Sulaimani, Apr 2019
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King’s College Reading
London, Jun 2019
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King’s College Reading
London, Jun 2019
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UNFPA Conferrence on Population Development
Baghdad, Jul 2019
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Beyond Borders Festival
Scotland, Aug 2019
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Beyond Borders Festival
Scotland, Aug 2019
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I Talk Event
Sulaimani, Sep 2019
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Reading at the Launch of Feminist Judgements of International Law
LSE, London, Sep 2019
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Story Telling for Social Impact
New York, Oct 2019
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Story Telling for Social Impact
New York, Oct 2019
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Story Telling for Social Impact
New York, Oct 2019
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Davis House Reading
Washington DC, Nov 2019
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International Conference of Population Development 25
Nairobi, Nov 2019
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Women's Role in the Public Domain, Raparin University
Rania, Nov 2019
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Gender Equality Conference at the Ministry of Culture
Erbil, Dec 2019
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The First Annual Gender Centers Conferece
Sulaimani, Dec 2019
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Poetry's Power to Speak the Unspeakable at the GCRF Convention
Sri Lanka, Jan 2020
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Poems, Music and Love Letters
Sulaimani Feb 2020
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Poems, Music and Love Letters
Sulaimani, Feb 2020
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Social Construction of Gender, Shahid Abulrahman Miraza Hasan High School
Halabja, Feb 2020
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Ending Impunity for Gender-Based Crimes at CUNY
New York, Mar 2020
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Setting Up Gender Studies, Seminar at the City College of New York
New York, Mar 2020
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The Women's Movements in The ME panel with Ozlem Goner
New York, Mar 2020
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The Women's Movements in The ME panel with Ozlem Goner
New York, Mar 2020
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ACTIVITIES
WORKSHOPS
With Nushin Arbabzadeh, Write Identities Workshop
Zurich, Nov 2003
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Write Identities Workshop, British Council
Zurich, Nov 2003
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Poetry Writing Workshop
Cardiff, Nov 2006
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Gender and Mental Health Training at Centeri Ragayandin
Sulaimani, Nov 2007
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Poetry Writing Workshop
Halabja, Nov 2007
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Arvon Poetry Course with George Szirtes
The Hurst, Shorpshir, 2007
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Residential Poetry Writing Course with John Glenday
Scotland, Jul 2008
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Gender and Mental Health Training Workshop for NGOs
Erbil, Sep 2008
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Creative Writing Workshop at City Arts
Nottingham, Aug 2012
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Creative Writing Workshop at City Arts
Nottingham, Aug 2012
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Creative Writing Workshop at Niniti Festival
Erbil, Apr 2014
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WOLA Gender Awareness Workshop
Sulaimani, Dec 2015
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Gender and Media Training for NRT Journalists
Sulaimani, Jan 2015
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Diversity Training for Students
AUIS, Nov 2016
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Sexual Harrassment Training for Students
AUIS, Oct 2016
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Gender and Power Workshop for EPAA at the American Corner
Sulaimani, May 2017
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Gender and Media training for women journalists at Hiwa Foundation
Sulaimani, Nov 2017
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Bridge Buildining Workshop between NGOs and Stakeholders
AUIS, Apr 2018
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Gender and Media Workshop
Halabja, Dec 2018
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Gender and Media Workshop
Kalar, Dec 2018
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Gender and Media Workshop
Halabja, Dec 2018
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Gender and Media Workshop
Kalar, Dec 2018
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Women Can Do It Training for Women Politicians
Erbil, Jul 2018
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Gender Concepts Workshop for Gender Centerrs at KRG Universities
Erbil, Jan 2019
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Gender Concepts Workshop for Gender Centerrs at KRG Universities
Erbil, Jan 2019
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Gender and Media Discussion
Chemchemal, Feb 2019
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Gender and Media Discussion
Chemchemal, Feb 2019
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Gender and Media Discussion
Rania, Mar 2019
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Sexual Harassment Training for Companies at Hiwa Foundation
Sulaimani, Apr 2019
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Gender Studies Summer School
Sulaimani, Jul 2019
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Gender and Media Training for KirkukNow
AUIS, Aug 2019
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Gender and Media Training for KirkukNow
AUIS, Aug 2019
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Social Justice Trainign for NGOs
Halabja, Sep 2019
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Social Justice Trainign for NGOs
Halabja, Sep 2019
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Social Justice Training for Mid-South Iraqi Stakeholders
Sulaimani, Sep 2019
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Social Justice Training for Mid-South Iraqi Stakeholders
Sulaimani, Sep 2019
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Gender and Media Discussion
Bazian, Dec 2019
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Gender and Media Discussion
Bazian, Dec 2019
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Gender and Media Discussion
Kirkuk, Feb 2019
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Training of Trainers for PDO, Women Can Do It
Sulaimani, Dec 2019
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Training of Trainers for PDO, Women Can Do It
Sulaimani, Dec 2019
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Gender and Media Discussion at WOLA
Sulaimani, Jan 2020
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Gender and Media Discussion
Hajiawa, Jan 2020
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WOLA Gender Justice Training for Female Judges
Erbil, Feb 2020
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WOLA Gender Justice Training for Female Judges
Erbil, Feb 2020
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ACHIEVEMENTS
Launching Life for Us
London, Oct 2004
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School Library Association
2006
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Poetry Archive CD
London, Jun 2010
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Launching Gendered Experiences of Genocide
London, Apr 2011
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Launching Gendered Experiences of Genocide
London, Apr 2011
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Launching Gendered Experiences of Genocide
London, Apr 2011
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Woman's Award from Andesha Passed on to Women Fighters in Kobane
Sulaimani, Nov 2014
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Excellence Award for Faculty Research
AUIS, Apr 2015
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Launching Considering the Women
AUIS, Nov 2015
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Launching Considering the Women
AUIS, Nov 2015
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Launching CGDS at Ezidis Beyond Genocide Conference
AUIS, Feb 2016
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Italian Translation of Poetry
AUIS, Jul 2017
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Launching First Interdiciplinary Gender Studies Minor in Iraq
AUIS, Nov 2017
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Launching First Interdiciplinary Gender Studies Minor in Iraq
AUIS, Nov 2017
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Launching EU Project on Gender and Education
AUIS,Dec 2018
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Launching EU Project on Gender and Education
AUIS, Dec 2018
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AUIS Service Award for Establishing Gender Studies
AUIS, May 2018
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Launching Sherko Bekas' Butterfly Valley
AUIS, Nov 2018
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Women's Committee in the Kurdistan Parliament Honouring
AUIS, Oct 2018
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PEN Translates Award for Butterfly Valley
2018
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Launching GCRF Project on Masculinity with LSE
AUIS, Jul 2019
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Launching GCRF Project on Masculinity with LSE
AUIS, Jul 2019
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Sorani Mama Hama Freedom of Press Prize
Sulaimani, Jul 2019
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Sorani Mama Hama Freedom of Press Prize
Sulaimani, Jul 2019
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