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Seminar: Violence against women, politics and language

When: Thursday, 29. October 2009 17:00 – 20:30 Where: Oslo, P-Hotels Oslo, limit 19 Host: Independent Democratic Kurdish Women’s association, Kurdocice Watch Chak, Female selection in RKR in cooperation with Integration and Diversity IMDI More info: www.kurdistan.no/1051085761/1256119918 Program 17:00 – 18:00 Dr Isamel Fahmi Mohammed Saeed Ass. Professor of Language & Literature Violence against women […]

Published: October 28, 2009

When: Thursday, 29. October 2009 17:00 – 20:30
Where: Oslo, P-Hotels Oslo, limit 19
Host: Independent Democratic Kurdish Women’s association, Kurdocice Watch Chak, Female selection in RKR in cooperation with Integration and Diversity IMDI
More info: www.kurdistan.no/1051085761/1256119918

Program

17:00 – 18:00 Dr Isamel Fahmi Mohammed Saeed
Ass. Professor of Language & Literature
Violence against women in Kurdish language

18:00 -18:30 Break with food

18:30 -19:30 Morten Tjessem
Protection of women in the Kurdish region in Iraq

19:30 – 19:40 Break

19:40 -20:30 Discussion and conclusion

The seminars are free and open to all.
Free lunch, child care and interpretation.

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Norway – Oslo

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