Awatef Rasheed, the Glossary
Awatef Rasheed (عواطف تركي رشيد; born 1956 in Basra, Iraq) is an Iraqi Canadian writer, secular women's rights activist, and the first Iraqi female recipient of Femmy Award.[1]
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28 relations: Acadia University, Annapolis Valley, Arabic, Bachelor of Education, Baghdad, Basra, Canada, Carleton University, Employment and Social Development Canada, English language, Erbil, Iraq, Iraqi Canadians, Kayseri, Kirkuk, Master of Arts, Master's degree, Middle East, Mount Saint Vincent University, News presenter, Nova Scotia, Ottawa, Saddam Hussein, St. Mary's University, Texas, Turkey, University of Basra, Women's rights, Women's studies.
- Iraqi emigrants to Canada
- Iraqi feminists
- Iraqi women writers
- Iraqi women's rights activists
- Mount Saint Vincent University alumni
- University of Basrah alumni
Acadia University
Acadia University is a public, predominantly undergraduate university located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, with some graduate programs at the master's level and one at the doctoral level. The enabling legislation consists of the Acadia University Act and the Amended Acadia University Act 2000.
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Annapolis Valley
The Annapolis Valley is a valley and region in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Arabic
Arabic (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, or عَرَبِيّ, or) is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world.
Bachelor of Education
A Bachelor of Education (B.Ed. or BEd) is an undergraduate academic degree which prepares students for work as a teacher in schools.
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Baghdad
Baghdad (or; translit) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab and in West Asia after Tehran.
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Basra
Basra (al-Baṣrah) is a city in southern Iraq.
Canada
Canada is a country in North America.
Carleton University
Carleton University is an English-language public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Employment and Social Development Canada
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC; Emploi et Développement social Canada; label)Employment and Social Development Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of Employment and Social Development.
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English language
English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.
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Erbil
Erbil (أربيل,; ܐܲܪܒܹܝܠ), also called Hawler, is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Iraq
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East.
Iraqi Canadians
Iraqi Canadians are Canadians of full or partial Iraqi descent, as well as people from the state of Iraq who are ethno-linguistic and religious minorities. Awatef Rasheed and Iraqi Canadians are Iraqi emigrants to Canada.
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Kayseri
Kayseri is a large city in Central Anatolia, Turkey, and the capital of Kayseri province.
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Kirkuk
Kirkuk (كركوك; translit;; Kerkük) is a city in Iraq, serving as the capital of the Kirkuk Governorate, located north of Baghdad.
Master of Arts
A Master of Arts (Magister Artium or Artium Magister; abbreviated MA or AM) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries.
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Master's degree
A master's degree (from Latin) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.
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Middle East
The Middle East (term originally coined in English Translations of this term in some of the region's major languages include: translit; translit; translit; script; translit; اوْرتاشرق; Orta Doğu.) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.
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Mount Saint Vincent University
Mount Saint Vincent University, often referred to as the Mount, is a public, primarily undergraduate, university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and was established in 1873.
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News presenter
A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet.
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Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is a province of Canada, located on its east coast.
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Ottawa
Ottawa (Canadian French) is the capital city of Canada.
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003.
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St. Mary's University, Texas
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Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.
University of Basra
The University of Basra (جامعة البصرة Jāmi'at Al Basrah) is situated in the city of Basra, Iraq.
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Women's rights
Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide.
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Women's studies
Women's studies is an academic field that draws on feminist and interdisciplinary methods to place women's lives and experiences at the center of study, while examining social and cultural constructs of gender; systems of privilege and oppression; and the relationships between power and gender as they intersect with other identities and social locations such as race, sexual orientation, socio-economic class, and disability.
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See also
Iraqi emigrants to Canada
- Abu Bakr Al-Rabeeah
- Ali Gatie
- Awatef Rasheed
- Basil Gorgis
- Duraid Munajim
- Emmanuel Yosip
- Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Farouk Kaspaules
- Hadia Hussein
- Hasan Namir
- Hassan Farhat
- Iraqi Canadians
- Isa Hasan al-Yasiri
- Isho Shiba
- Issa Hanna Dabish
- Jacob Masliyah
- Joe Balass
- Muayyed Nureddin
- Naïm Kattan
- Narcy (rapper)
- Rafah DiCostanzo
- Randa Markos
- Saeed and Masoud Rasoul
Iraqi feminists
- Asmaa Rasheed
- Awatef Rasheed
- Bedia Afnan
- Houzan Mahmoud
- Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi
- Khanim Latif
- Nahla Hussain al-Shaly
- Naziha al-Dulaimi
- Rabab Al-Kadhimi
- Rezgar Akrawi
- Taban Shoresh
- Worood Zuhair
- Yanar Mohammed
- Zainab Salbi
- Zakia Hakki
Iraqi women writers
- Alia Mamdouh
- Amal Al Khedairy
- Amal Al Zahawi
- Amina al-Sadr
- Asmaa Rasheed
- Awatef Rasheed
- Betool Khedairi
- Dunya Mikhail
- Haifa Zangana
- Hayat Sharara
- Iqbal al-Qazwini
- Kenza Braiga
- May Muzaffar
- Michelle Nouri
- Nazik Al-Malaika
- Nuha al-Radi
- Rabia Basri
- Rena Kirdar
- Riverbend (blogger)
- Ruqaya Izzidien
- Sahar Taha
- Salima Salih
- Samīra al-Māni'
- Suad Jawad
- Susanne Ayoub
- Thura Al Windawi
- Widad Akrawi
- Zainab Salbi
- Zuhur Dixon
Iraqi women's rights activists
- Awatef Rasheed
- Hanaa Edwar
- Houzan Mahmoud
- Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi
- Khanim Latif
- Manal Yunis
- Mawj Aldarraji
- Maysoon Al-Damluji
- Nadia Murad
- Nahla Hussain al-Shaly
- Safia Taleb Ali al-Suhail
- Samira Saleh Ali al-Naimi
- Sara Mohammad
- Shatha al-Abbousi
- Sondul Chapouk
- Suaad Allami
- Sundus Abbas
- Worood Zuhair
- Yanar Mohammed
- Zainab Salbi
Mount Saint Vincent University alumni
- Awatef Rasheed
- Brad Johns
- Carolyn Bertram
- Catherine McKinnon
- Clarrie MacKinnon
- Connor Taras
- Deborah C. Poff
- Erin Carmody
- Iain Rankin
- Jane Barry
- Joanne Bernard
- Leroy Lowe
- Marianna O'Gallagher
- Marjorie Simmins
- Matt DeCourcey
- Patricia Arab
- Paul D. McNair
- Rafah DiCostanzo
- Robert Batherson
- Sandy Jolly
- Susan Sullivan (Canadian politician)
- Tim Halman
- Yvonne Pothier
University of Basrah alumni
- Abdul Razzaq al-Issa
- Ahmad al-Hassan
- Asaad Al Eidani
- Awatef Rasheed
- Jamal Jumá
- Luay Hamza Abbas
- Majid al-Nasrawi
- Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief
- Qusay al-Shaykh Askar
- Shirwan al-Waili