Event: Status of minorities & Kurds in Middle East, reference to Syria
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You are kindly invited to attend the forthcoming KSSO seminar at SOAS:
The status of minorities and Kurds in the Middle East, reference to Syria
Speakers:
Dr Rebwar Fatah*
Mohammed Ali**, PhD student
Date: 19th February 09, this Thursday
Time: 19:00 - 21:00
Location: G50, SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies)
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square, LondonWC1H 0XG
Dr Rebwar Fatah: the status of Kurds in Syrian
This paper addresses three issues and how they interact with one another; the judicial system, internal oppression and regional and international instability. How the justice system can help guarantee internal stability, and how this in turn would lead to regional and global security. The paper argues that an international standard of human rights has to be imposed in order to regional and international security.
*Dr Rebwar Fatah holds BSc, MSc and PhD Degrees from London and UCL and works as a Middle East expert.
The status of minority rights in the Middle East. An Overview by Mohammed Ali, Doctoral Student
The paper attempts to present an overview of the ethnic and religious minorities and their status and rights in Middle East. Minority rights are the key challenge to pluralism and peace in the Middle East. Middle Eastern minorities have been oppressed or have struggled to survive. Ethnic minority groups such as the Assyrian people (also known as Chaldean and Syriac), Kurds, Turkmens, etc, religious communities (Christians, Zoroastrians, Baha'is, etc), ethno-religious groups (Armenians, Jews, etc) and sects (e.g. Shi'ites in the Gulf States and Sunnis in Iran) have not been successfully integrated within the countries where they live. Recognition of the rights of these minorities and abolition of the discriminatory laws are the cornerstone of a healthy civil society, the key to pluralism and peace in this region. This presentation will focus more closely on minority groups in Syria.
**Mohammed Ali is a PhD student, investigating “the legal status of the Kurds in the Middle East”, and works for Middle East Consultancy Service.
For further information
www.ksso.org.uk
mc@ksso.org.uk
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