Dear members,
Dear friends,
We are pleased to send you our latest newsletter.
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Executive Board
Board meetings
These took place on 31.01 and 03.03.2025.
Panel discussion on Syria and Rojava
On 16 January 2025, we held an online panel discussion entitled “The new order in the Middle East: conflict constellations, hegemonic aspirations & prospects for solutions”. The speakers were Dr Salim Çevik, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Sinam Mohamad, representative of the Syrian Democratic Council to the US, and Prof Hamit Bozarslan, EHESS Paris.
Symposium NRW
On 25 January 2025, the annual symposium took place in cooperation with the Volkshochschule Cologne and with the support of Civaka Azad. Lîza Koç, Civan Akbulut, Parthena Iordanidou and Ilyas Uyar spoke on the topic of “Doubly invisible: intra-migrant racism in Germany and the organised Turkish right”.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
At an event to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we honoured the winners of the Science and Young Scientists Award, Dr Shilan Fuad Hussain, UK, and Sorgul Selam, Rojava University. Münevver Azizoglu-Bazan gave an introduction to the topic.
Cooperation with the universities of Rojava
On 20.02.2025 the symposium “Decolonising knowledge and science. Breaking the isolation and solidarity with the universities in North and East Syria / Rojava.” was held online. The symposium is the result of regular meetings of the established working groups on topics such as international recognition, research, translation of scientific works and sources as well as teaching cooperation. A final resolution summarised key aspects.
New podcast series
We have launched a new podcast series entitled “The Rocky Road to Peace – Lessons from İmralı”. Together with Kurdish politician Adem Uzun, we look at the continuous endeavours of Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish freedom movement for peace and a democratic society since the 1990s.
Soft skills seminars
Three seminars were held this quarter. The seminars are the result of a cooperation with the Kurdish Centre for Public Relations Civaka Azad.
DiploAlternative
Our educational institute has launched a new series of seminars on the topic of diplomacy.