Dr. phil. Andrea Fischer-Tahir

Sonderforschungsbereich 640 (SFB 640) – TP A7

Sitz: Mohrenstr. 40/41

Email: andreatahir@gmx.de

since May 2007 co-worker at the subproject A7: "Vergeben und vergessen? Eine vergleichende Studie zur Erinnerungsarbeit ehemaliger politischer Häftlinge in Marokko und im Irak"

Profile

A social researcher and lecturer as well as a teacher in adult education; special competences and interests in Kurdish Studies.

Education and Qualifications

• 7/2002: PhD thesis: "'Wir gaben viele Märtyrer.' Widerstand und kollektive Identitätsbildung in Sulaimaniya, Irakisch- Kurdistan (1975-2000)", Leipzig University, Institute for Oriental Studies
• 3/1999-7/2002: Study of graduation at the University of Leipzig and field research in Iraqi Kurdistan
• 11/1998: Certificate Teacher for German Language as Foreign Language at the Herder-Institute Leipzig
• 9/1996-11/1998: Study of German Linguistics, Methodology and Literature Science at the Herder-Institute Leipzig
• 7/1996: Magistra Artium (M.A.) at the Leipzig University (thesis on ethnicity, nationalism and the feminist movement in Kurdistan)
• 10/1990-7/1996: Study of Arabic Language and Oriental Philology, Social Anthropology and History of Religion at the Leipzig University
• 9/1987-8/1989: General Certificate of Education, High school Carl-von-Ossietzky (East Berlin)
  

Work Experience

• since 5/2007 co-worker at the subproject A7: "Vergeben und vergessen? Eine vergleichende Studie zur Erinnerungsarbeit ehemaliger politischer Häftlinge in Marokko und im Irak"
• since 8/2006: Lecturer in Sociology / Social Anthropology at the Special Studies Project, Norwegian People’s Aid, Sulaimaniya, Iraq
• since 7/2006: Researcher and Coordinator for International Relations at the Kurdistan Technology and Scientific Research Center, Sulaimaniya, Iraq
• 1/2006-6/2006: Editor at Beyanî weekly, a Kurdish newspaper
• 3/2005-1/2006: Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Koya, Faculty of Education / Department of Psychology, Iraqi Kurdistan
• 1/2005-6/2006: Director of the Department for International Relations at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Kurdistan Regional Government
• 10/2003-8/2004: Social researcher and adviser at the Office for Cultural affairs Saxony, special responsibility (empirical study on resources for civic commitment against right-wing extremism)
• 8/2002-2/2004: Teacher for German language at the Institute for Education, Knowledge and Training in Leipzig
• 1/1998-3/1998: Office Assistant in the Leipzig constituency of the Member of Parliament: Steffen Tippach
• 10/1993-4/1994: Practical training in Iraqi Kurdistan, working for Medico international in Sulaimaniya (field research on land tenure problems in the region of Qaradagh)

Additional Skills

Languages:

• German – Native Speaker
• English – good working knowledge 
• Kurdish-Sorani – Secon