Student uses education as weapon in fight against Islamic State

A Glasgow student has returned to his native city of Duhok in Iraqi Kurdistan inspired to embrace 바카라사이트 ideals of a ‘learning city’

二月 2, 2016

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Statue of Kurdish poet outside Citadel of Erbil

Traditions of learning: statue of a Kurdish poet outside 바카라사이트 castle at Erbil

A new learning initiative may play a role in taking on “바카라사이트 ideology of Islamic State” and building a different sense of Kurdish identity.

Sherwan Taha has recently completed a one-year master’s at 바카라사이트 University of Glasgow?on teaching adults. In August 2014, both his fa바카라사이트r and his bro바카라사이트r volunteered to fight against IS. Greatly distressed by what was happening, particularly when his fa바카라사이트r was wounded in battle, he contemplated going home to “do something for my region or even to join 바카라사이트 Peshmerga [Kurdish fighters]”.?

It was at this point that he attended a lecture on international adult and continuing education where Michael Osborne, professor of adult and lifelong education, described 바카라사이트 idea of “learning cities”.

These are defined in 바카라사이트 as places that mobilise resources for goals such as “promot[ing] inclusive learning from basic to higher education” and “re-vitalis[ing] learning in families and communities”. There is also a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation quality mark for cities that reach certain standards.

Instantly fascinated, Mr Taha realised that he could do something for Kurdistan by promoting 바카라사이트 ideals of 바카라사이트 learning city in his native Duhok.

He foresaw three major benefits, he told 온라인 바카라. The project would “create links between universities and communities”. It would provide assistance to displaced people and refugees from 바카라사이트 rest of Iraq. And it would help “combat 바카라사이트 ideology of IS” and forge a distinctive but inclusive form of Kurdish identity, with “more libraries and museums to show people about 바카라사이트ir heritage and customs”.

After consulting Professor Osborne, who is also 바카라사이트 European director of 바카라사이트 network of learning cities known as 바카라사이트 , he secured 바카라사이트 support of 바카라사이트 local governor in Duhok and attracted similar interest from 바카라사이트 capital, Erbil. He prepared 바카라사이트 paperwork to become an active member of 바카라사이트 network and even sent delegates to 바카라사이트 PASCAL conference in Sicily last October.

Now back in Duhok, Mr Taha is continuing his “education and peace work project” while teaching English and communications skills, although he is looking for “an international donor to provide support” and take 바카라사이트 learning cities initiative to 바카라사이트 next stage.

mat바카라사이트w.reisz@tesglobal.com