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Kurdish diaspora women (M) International Kurdish Women's Studies
Network Fax: 1-416-926-4749 The International Kurdish Women's Studies
Network (IKWSN) was formed in the fall of 1996. It was started as a response
to a growing need for opening a space for Kurdish women in international
debates on women's rights, women's studies, and promoting gender justice
among the Kurdish communities in the diaspora and the Middle East. It provides a forum for exchange of experience and knowledge among those who are interested in and work for improving the lives of Kurdish women; acts as a liaison for community-based, institution-based, academic and independent researchers and activists in all parts of Kurdistan and in the diaspora; promotes the theories and practices of feminism among the women of Kurdistan and the diaspora; and promotes women's rights and gender equality in Kurdistan. The activities of the Center include serving as an information resource; promoting interest in teaching and research about Kurdish women; publishing scholarly works on Kurdish women; contributing to the production of feminist knowledge on topics such as women and nationalism, violence, war, ethnicity, global market economy, and the state; conducting oral historical research among Kurdish women; networking with women's groups and organizations; securing scholarships and fellowships for enhancing Kurdish women's access to higher education; undertaking action projects on gender justice; raising Kurdish women's voices in international women's gatherings. Worldwide Organization of
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