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Dr. Shilan Fuad Hussain is currently a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow in the field of Gender Studies and cultural analysis at Middlesex University, and a Senior Consultant for gender-related issues in society. She was previously a Visiting Fellow at the Washington Kurdish Institute (U.S.), and a Doctoral Fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (Switzerland). She is an interdisciplinary academic and works on a variety of topics, among them: cultural representation, production, and practices; gender-based violence; state policies enhancing female equality; FGM and arranged/forced marriages; the social impacts of masculinity; and multi-identity in the diaspora. Her current work sits at the intersection of sociology and cultural analysis, and its symbiotic relevance to modern society. She has engaged in comparative cultural research in the Middle East and Europe, with a focus on women and society, hence her research is multi-sited.
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Schöne Kunst und reiche Tafel: über die Bilder der Speisen in Literatur und Kunst / Belle arti e buona tavola: sul significato delle pietanze nell’arte e nella letteratura
The novel Damaskus. Der Geschmack einer Stadt written by the novelist and story-teller Rafik Scha... more The novel Damaskus. Der Geschmack einer Stadt written by the novelist and story-teller Rafik Schami, draws inspiration from the oriental collection of stories One Thousand and One Nights. In Damaskus. Der Geschmack einer Stadt the voice of Scheherazade, the narrator of the One Thousand and One Nights, is replaced by a plurality of characters, each becoming protagonist of a story. The theme that holds the novel together is Damascus’ culinary culture, choosing food as a leading thread that entwines the stories, rather than creating a linear plot. It is a path through the alleys of Damascus, every promenade leads to a district, neighborhood and road, peopled by a different religious community, since Syria during the centuries was crossed and inhabited by various cultures and civilizations, typifying a multicultural society. The work connects past to present, giving interesting details on historical and social issues, embracing Arab civilization at large, and conveying furthermore autobiographical details. The aim is to give Germans an insight in Arab culture, calling for multicultural dialogue and understanding; at the same time underlining German cultural heterogeneity and its hybrid identities.
Article, 2021
https://www.kurdistan24.net/kmr/opinion/53954-Zarokatiya-min-a-Kurd-%E2%80%93-li-Bexdaya-Saddam
Article, 2021
https://orientemedio.news/mi-infancia-kurda-en-la-bagdad-de-saddam/
Article, 2021
https://www.24.krd/en/opinion/25146-My-Kurdish-childhood-in-Saddam%E2%80%99s-Baghdad
Informe Oriente Moderno, 2022
https://orientemedio.news/mujeres-kurdas-sobrevivientes-del-genocidio-de-anfal/
Vienna Kurdish Studies Yearbook. Peer reviewed Austrian Yearbook of Kurdish Studies - Wiener Jahrbuch für Kurdische Studien 2021". ISBN: 978-3-70691148-1. , 2021
Kurdish Women Politicians: Revolutionary Trailblazers for the Next Generation
The Kurdish Women Studies Network is playing a key role by giving voice to young and senior femal... more The Kurdish Women Studies Network is playing a key role by giving voice to young and senior female’s scholars, from Kurdistan and the diaspora, including valued Western scholars, who throughout their careers have made an important contribution to Kurdish Studies. I’m glad and proud to be part of this platform and hope it will unite and empower women in Kurdish Studies while giving us the opportunity to work on ideas and strategies for our pioneering work. The goal is to become a tool to transform gender norms and achieve greater gender equality not only for Kurdish women but all of humanity.
The Kurdish Women Studies Network is playing a key role by giving voice to young and senior femal... more The Kurdish Women Studies Network is playing a key role by giving voice to young and senior female’s scholars, from Kurdistan and the diaspora, including valued Western scholars, who throughout their careers have made an important contribution to Kurdish Studies. I’m glad and proud to be part of this platform and hope it will unite and empower women in Kurdish Studies while giving us the opportunity to work on ideas and strategies for our pioneering work. The goal is to become a tool to transform gender norms and achieve greater gender equality not only for Kurdish women but all of humanity.
Forthcoming peer-reviewd publication, 2021
Interview - SBS Kurdish Radio Australia -17 May 2020 The issue of COVID 19 and the Kurdish commu... more Interview - SBS Kurdish Radio Australia -17 May 2020
The issue of COVID 19 and the Kurdish community in Italy were also discussed.
Schöne Kunst und reiche Tafel: über die Bilder der Speisen in Literatur und Kunst / Belle arti e buona tavola: sul significato delle pietanze nell’arte e nella letteratura
The novel Damaskus. Der Geschmack einer Stadt written by the novelist and story-teller Rafik Scha... more The novel Damaskus. Der Geschmack einer Stadt written by the novelist and story-teller Rafik Schami, draws inspiration from the oriental collection of stories One Thousand and One Nights. In Damaskus. Der Geschmack einer Stadt the voice of Scheherazade, the narrator of the One Thousand and One Nights, is replaced by a plurality of characters, each becoming protagonist of a story. The theme that holds the novel together is Damascus’ culinary culture, choosing food as a leading thread that entwines the stories, rather than creating a linear plot. It is a path through the alleys of Damascus, every promenade leads to a district, neighborhood and road, peopled by a different religious community, since Syria during the centuries was crossed and inhabited by various cultures and civilizations, typifying a multicultural society. The work connects past to present, giving interesting details on historical and social issues, embracing Arab civilization at large, and conveying furthermore autobiographical details. The aim is to give Germans an insight in Arab culture, calling for multicultural dialogue and understanding; at the same time underlining German cultural heterogeneity and its hybrid identities.
Article, 2021
https://www.kurdistan24.net/kmr/opinion/53954-Zarokatiya-min-a-Kurd-%E2%80%93-li-Bexdaya-Saddam
Article, 2021
https://orientemedio.news/mi-infancia-kurda-en-la-bagdad-de-saddam/
Article, 2021
https://www.24.krd/en/opinion/25146-My-Kurdish-childhood-in-Saddam%E2%80%99s-Baghdad
Informe Oriente Moderno, 2022
https://orientemedio.news/mujeres-kurdas-sobrevivientes-del-genocidio-de-anfal/
Vienna Kurdish Studies Yearbook. Peer reviewed Austrian Yearbook of Kurdish Studies - Wiener Jahrbuch für Kurdische Studien 2021". ISBN: 978-3-70691148-1. , 2021
Kurdish Women Politicians: Revolutionary Trailblazers for the Next Generation
The Kurdish Women Studies Network is playing a key role by giving voice to young and senior femal... more The Kurdish Women Studies Network is playing a key role by giving voice to young and senior female’s scholars, from Kurdistan and the diaspora, including valued Western scholars, who throughout their careers have made an important contribution to Kurdish Studies. I’m glad and proud to be part of this platform and hope it will unite and empower women in Kurdish Studies while giving us the opportunity to work on ideas and strategies for our pioneering work. The goal is to become a tool to transform gender norms and achieve greater gender equality not only for Kurdish women but all of humanity.
The Kurdish Women Studies Network is playing a key role by giving voice to young and senior femal... more The Kurdish Women Studies Network is playing a key role by giving voice to young and senior female’s scholars, from Kurdistan and the diaspora, including valued Western scholars, who throughout their careers have made an important contribution to Kurdish Studies. I’m glad and proud to be part of this platform and hope it will unite and empower women in Kurdish Studies while giving us the opportunity to work on ideas and strategies for our pioneering work. The goal is to become a tool to transform gender norms and achieve greater gender equality not only for Kurdish women but all of humanity.
Forthcoming peer-reviewd publication, 2021
Interview - SBS Kurdish Radio Australia -17 May 2020 The issue of COVID 19 and the Kurdish commu... more Interview - SBS Kurdish Radio Australia -17 May 2020
The issue of COVID 19 and the Kurdish community in Italy were also discussed.