Shilik Hamad

Iraqi-Kurdish Canadian. International Development with a minor in Political Science - University of Guelph

[Canadian Council for Refugees @ccrweb]

The Daniel Schickedanz #Scholarship Award supports #newcomer #youth in their efforts to pursue higher education or engage with their local communities. This award is facilitated through the collaborative efforts of
@CanLWR and the CCR. Apply by Sept. 19!
https://t.co/LXoRQPbTGL

[Matīn | مەتین @BrifkaniMatin]

If anyone has written any academic papers, or knows of anyone that has written them and would like to get them published on a new research based start-up, send me a DM or RT this.

It can be on any topic you’ve written on as long as it’s a researched paper!

[Shilik Hamad @ShilikHamad]

@suyvonne @futureproof_dev It was definitely challenging :( but I’m super thankful I was able to finally come home safe and sound!

[Shilik Hamad @ShilikHamad]

@suyvonne @futureproof_dev Thank you so much for sharing Yvonne!

[Future-proof Development @futureproof_dev]

Travel at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic left countless people stranded in the countries they were visiting. Check out Future-Proof Blog article written by @ShilikHamad describing her own personal experience being stranded in Iraq-Kurdistan.

https://t.co/VFy1DPWzmi

[Lindsay Katz @LindsayKatz6]

Here is an article I wrote about the political and environmental factors which exacerbated the 2017 Cape Town drought, published on the University of Guelph Future-Proof Development blog!

https://t.co/qq2XC5v73D

[Shilik Hamad @ShilikHamad]

@LindsayKatz6 This is so good Lindsay!!!

[Shilik Hamad @ShilikHamad]

I am hoping that as we continue to witness this pandemic unfold, we will all maintain strong values of peace, honesty, and compassion for one another.

Unity is important in a time like this. Whether you’re outside your home or on the internet.

[Shilik Hamad @ShilikHamad]

Although this pandemic has cancelled, and affected so many parts of our own personal/academic/professional lives...

we are ALL experiencing these disruptions in different ways.

Recognize the importance to advocate for unity, compassion, and proper mitigation.

[Shilik Hamad @ShilikHamad]

if you’re not angry at what’s happening in the world, you are not paying attention.

[Caitlin Duffy-Ryon @cait_duffy]

These teens on TikTok are out here doing the lord’s work.

[Shilik Hamad @ShilikHamad]

Having a blast reconnecting with my #Kurdish roots, dressing up in traditional Kurdish clothing while I’m in Kurdistan-Iraq!

[Shilik Hamad @ShilikHamad]

After being accepted into an Ottawa field school program at the @uofg this May 2020, I found myself re-reading an old @MercuryTribune article about my time in Ottawa with @forum4YC in 2016!

@LloydLongfield I hope to cross paths again at Parliament in May!
https://t.co/X0v9g3PaiX

[Boreal Conservation @Borealconserve]

Climate change is making its presence known in the North: rising temps mean that some Boreal Forest carbon stores are vulnerable. The good news? It’s not too late: there are proven climate solutions that we can & must come together to support—for the health of the entire planet.

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

"It's all about giving people the ability to grow food"

Refugees in Jordan and scientists from the UK are growing fresh food using old mattresses

https://t.co/SsFicoTcwF

[Shilik Hamad @ShilikHamad]

“Widespread acceptance of an idea is not proof of its validity.”

- Daniel Brown

[American Friends of Kurdistan @AFKurds]

The Last Tattooed Women of Kobane

Safi Haso, about 70 years old, from Girik village of Kobane.

"We are probably the last generation that has tattoos," she says. "All Kurdish women had them."

@NatGeo

https://t.co/QJORXbjJDf

[Dr. Jennifer Mateer @jen_mateer]

Thread for folks about Wet'suwet'en: the Nation is not a reserve nor a band council as defined by the Indian act. The Wet'suwet'en are a nation of people composed of five clans (two of which are the Unist’ot’en and Gidimt’en who are currently under siege by the RCMP), each with

[Shilik Hamad @ShilikHamad]

Our conversations today will continue to inspire me throughout my experiences in development, and I look forward to hopefully crossing paths in the future.

Thank you @karinagould for volunteering your time today for an interview on behalf of my course assignment at the @uofg!

[Shilik Hamad @ShilikHamad]

Hey @KarinaGould, I’m a @UofG student studying #InternationalDevelopment and I’m kindly asking if you have an hour of free time within the next week for me to interview you for my class assignment about your experiences in development?
If you’re willing, please DM or tweet back!