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Details for Dr Nazand Begikhani
| Personal details | |
| Name | Dr Nazand Begikhani |
| Job title | Senior Research Fellow |
| Department | School for Policy Studies University of Bristol |
| Contact details | This expert can be contacted via the University of Bristol Public Relations
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| Qualifications | B.A.(Mosul), M.Sc., PhD (Paris IV), Ph.D.(Paris IV) |
| Professional details | |
| Keywords | honour-based violence Iraqi Kurdistan Kurdish community Kurdish Women’s Action Against Honour Killing honour killing Kurdish Women’s Rights Watch violence against women |
| Areas of expertise | I have directed groundbreaking research on many aspects of gender relations, abuse and violence. My recent work includes honour-based violence: experiences and Counter Strategies in Iraqi Kurdistan and the UK Kurdish Diaspora; sexual violence as a war strategy in Iraq; revolutionary fights of Kurdish women against Islamic State of Iraqi and Syria (ISIS); ISIS's treatment of Yezidi women as an act of genocide; researching honour-based violence in Kurdish communities; honour-based violence and Kurdish communities: moving towards action and change. |