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    Women In Emerging Parties: What Has Changed?

    Hiyam Ali - Researcher at Al-Bayan Center - Department of Women’s Studies   The effects of long decades of wars and internal conflicts have been reflected in political and social life in Iraq. Twenty years after the democratic transition process, Iraq still falls within the hybrid democratic system, or partially authoritarian...

    Why Iraq is excluded from the cultural influence indicator?

    Ahmed khadair hussain - Director of the Social Studies Department at Al-Bayan Center for Studies Introduction The cultural impact index provides a measurement based on the impact of the cultural heritage (ceoworld), regardless of political, economic, or military issues, noting that cultural heritage acts as a stand-alone main feature, in the...

    Women’s Media: Challenges and ways to cope (Survey)

    Dr. Ahmed Khudair Hussein - Director of the Social Studies Department at Al-Bayan Center Introduction: The current survey explains the ongoing problems facing women’s work in media organizations, it began with gender discrimination, inequality, harassment, violence, and the dominance of patriarchal traditions, to death threats, due to the deterioration of the...

    Do Human Rights Activists in Iraq Believe in Human Rights!? (A field Survey)

    Dhay mudher ghunaim: Researcher in Women Studies Department - Al-Bayan Center for Planning and Studies The culture of human rights did not spread before 2003 as it did after this date, and despite Iraq’s international commitments in this regard, which were included (13) treaties and conventions signed or ratified by...

    The Social and Cultural Interests of Young People in Iraq (Survey)

    Ahmed Kudheir Hussein / Director of the Social Studies Department at Al-Bayan Center for Planning and Studies. Idea and Context (Systematic Framing): The interests and the associated activities and favorite hobbies practiced by young people are at the forefront of the priorities that should be focused on in light of the...

    The Political Interests of Iraqi Youth: (Opinion Survey)

    Ahmed Khudair Hussain/ Director of the Social Studies Department at Al-Bayan Center for Planning and Studies Executive Summary: The absence of youth, this essential and vital community group, from the political process arena created a wide gap between political decision-makers and society, especially if we know that young people in Iraq...

    Iraqi women after 2003 (Violence’ Incentives, And Empowerment’s Barriers)

    Lina Emad Al-Moussawi / Department of Women's Studies - Al-Bayan Center for Planning and studies In March, the international community celebrates women, tracking their most important gains in the political and social context. Women represent 49% of the population of Iraq, where the change of government in 2003 and the...

    Iraq’s rank in the Global Women Peace and Security Index 2021-2022

    Dr. Bassem Ali Khreisan / Professor at the College of Political Science – University of Baghdad. The WPS Index is published by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security with support from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The third edition of...

    The dangers of the virtual world to democracy

    If we reflect on the political events from 2016 and since Trump was chosen as President of the United States until today, we see that democracy has not only faced problems in America, but we have witnessed the emergence of extremist movements in many European countries, for example, events...

    The Legitimacy Crisis of Traditional Authority

    In a statement on September 29th, Iraq’s highest religious authority, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, called on Iraqis to vote in the upcoming early elections held on October 10th. This represents a shift from his position during the 2018 elections, where he advocated for the electoral process to be improved and...