Introduction
This page is about the Symposium which was organised by Kavien in The Hague: the Symposium of The Lighthouse and Ad Pacem of June 10, 2016. Two prominent experts presented their insights and there was a panel discussion. This page contains background information and a few photos of the event. An overview of the symposium is in the program.
Photos
The photo shows the first speaker and the interested audience.
Dr. Nazand Begikhani (wikipedia),
Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol, Centre for Gender and Violence addressed Honour-Based Violence and Justice in Conflict Zones.
Also see the
personal website of Dr. Nazand Begikhani (external link).
This photo shows Shirin Musab, founder of Dutch NGO
Femmes for Freedom (external link),
who gave a presentation on their work in the fight against marriage, captivity,
forced marriage and honour killings in the Netherlands.
The symposium was closed by a panel and questions from the audience, moderated by Kirsten van den Hul,
writer of the book “(S)hevolution, de eeuw van de vrouw” (the century of the woman).
About the Organisation
The Lighthouse is the platform for students of The Hague University of Applied Sciences with a program full of interesting activities on current, social, and global issues. Quote: “The Lighthouse complements the global citizenship of our students which we as a university consider as important. Look beyond your own boundaries, meet people from different backgrounds and see the world from another point of view”.
Ad Pacem is the organisation co-founded by Kavien in 2016, aiming to enhance cross-cultural academic exchange as a means to construct conciliatory bridges and sustainable solutions for major world affairs, see the facebook page of Ad Pacem (external link). The words “Ad Pacem” are in Latin, meaning: Towards Peace.
Special photo
This photo shows Dr. Nazand Begikhani and Kavien. Nazand was an important role model for Kavien; her efforts for justice and for the Kurds were always a great source of insipration for him.