Rising Kurdistan
Date and time: Thursday, October 15, 2020, 9:30 am to 3:30 pm British Summer Time (UTC+1)
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What’s being done, and what more can be done, to help young people contribute to social and political change in Kurdistan?
This free one-day event will ask what are the biggest fears that young people face in building peaceful communities in Kurdistan? How do they learn the lessons from the recent past? How do they address current violent conflict? How do they engage with local community leaders? How do they cause change to take place?
Keynote speaker: Mr Karwan Jamal Tahir, Kurdistan Regional Government High Representative to the United Kingdom, London
Amongst other speakers already confirmed are:
Zinah Akram – Youth activist, Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Dr Choman Hardi, American University of Iraq Sulaimani,
Dr Bamo Nouri, City University of London
Kamaran Palani – Salahaddin University, Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Dr Ibrahim Omar Sadiq – Soran University, Iraq
Dr Dara Salam – School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London
Event supported by Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust
Organisers: Dr Bahar Baser and Shivan Fazil
Event Timetable
Opening Remarks: 9:30-10:00 Welcome and Introduction
Keynote Speaker: Mr Karwan Jamal Tahir
Panel 1: Chair: Shivan Fazil 10-:00-11:00
Speakers: Dr Choman Hardi
and Dr Dara Salam
Q&A: 30 mins
One hour break 11:00 -12:00
Panel 2: Chair Ibrahim Malazada 12:00-13:30
Speakers: Kamaran Palani – Preventing Youth Radicalization in Kurdistan
Dr Bamo Nouri – the Kurdistan Region of Iraq’s unrepresentative and elitist rule – time for reform or revolution?
and Zinah Akram (15 min each)
Q&A: 30 mins
Closing Remarks: Dr Bahar Baser and Shivan Fazil (15 mins)
