A conference in london to Remember Dua Khalil

Conference to Remember Du’a Khalil and denounce Honour Killings globally!




Date: Saturday 12 April, 2008


Time: 5.00-9:00pm
Address:
University of London Union (ULU)
Room 3D,
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HY
Closest underground: Russell Square
A year after the world was stunned by images of a 17 year old girl being stoned to death in Iraqi Kurdistan; an international panel will debate the rise of honour killings, violence against women, gender apartheid and political Islam in Kurdistan/Iraq and the Middle East.
The high profile speakers are women’s rights activists, academics and experts from Kurdistan, Iraq, Iran, Sweden, New Zealand, and Britain and include:
-Dr Sandra Phelps: Head of Sociology Department, Kurdistan University
-Houzan Mahmoud: representative of Organisation Women’s Freedom in Iraq
-Heather Harvey: head of women’s campaign-Amnesty International in UK
-Maryam Namazie: Spokesperson of Equal Rights Now; Organisation against Women s Discrimination in Iran
-Maria Hagberg: Cofounder of Network against Honour Killings in Sweden
-Azar Majedi: Chair of Organisation for Women’s Liberation in Iran
Chair: Maria Exall, Communication Workers Union National Executive in UK
For more information and to confirm your attendance please contact the organiser:
Houzan Mahmoud: [email protected] Tel: 07534264481
Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Iraq- Abroad representative http://www.equalityiniraq.com

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