My name is Zhiwar Jawhar (Zhiwar Nazanin) and I am an undergraduate student in the IT degree program. This fall semester, I was a student in Dr. Choman's ART 102 class, which explores gender issues in society with a particular focus on the media. I decided to create a short video as my final project for this class. My video project, Daykm Pashnawma, is supervised by Dr. Choman Hardi (Choman Saadia), the chair of the English Department and founding director of the Center for Gender and Development Studies.
The Center for Gender and Development Studies is pleased to announce that Mr. Shko Shwan Fuad has received a full scholarship from the Fulbright Foreign Student Program to study for a master’s degree in Instructional Design and Technology at Emporia State University. This is a two-year program award,...
The Center for Gender and Development Studies is delighted to announce the first phase of partnership with UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in a project that will promote gender equity in Kurdistan. The project’s goals include strengthening the overall understanding of gender and gender-based violence, and mainstreaming...
CGDS Deputy Director Dr. Lynn Rose and Administrative Assistant Ms. Sewe Anwar met with representatives of the Dialogue Institute on Thursday, July 30 th , 2020, via Zoom. Ms. Andi Laudisio, Administrative and Development Coordinator, explained the institute’s mission and goals, which focus on facilitating dialogue between groups...
Ms. Riyam Wahbi M. Noori, AUIS major in International Studies and minor in Business Management, completed her paper, “Women’s Suffering and Women’s Rights” for the summer 2020 CIV 204 class, taught by Dr. Lynn Rose, CGDS Deputy Director and Professor in the Social Sciences. Ms. Riyam summarized, discussed,...
This is a repost of a student blog from December 23, 2015, which is still very relvent and timely.
My name is Zhiwar Jawhar (Zhiwar Nazanin) and I am an undergraduate student in the IT degree program. This fall semester, I was a student in...
The Center for Gender and Development Studies, with generous funding from the European Union, created a podcast. The two-year EU grant focuses on gender equality and education development in the MENA region, so we interviewed some of the students in our gender studies minor.
Myths and Facts about People who are Transgender
Dr. Lynn Rose, CGDS Deputy Director, gave a plenary talk for the first World Disability and Rehabilitation Virtual Conference, held on June 26 th , 2020, in Sri Lanka (via Zoom). The conference was sponsored by the World Disability and Rehabilitation Professional Association and The International Institute of...
Family Feminism and Feminist Futures are both collaborations between the University of Rostock and the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani. In the summer of 2020, we asked students to write a paragraph about a role model, someone they know and admire, and a short piece of speculative fiction,...
Dr. Choman Hardi was invited to Voice of America to discuss the challenges women face within the Kurdish community.
