Conference Themes

Nov. 19, 2025, 8:10 p.m.

Conference Themes

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Theme 1: The Gulan Revolution: Beginnings and Causes

The condition of the Kurdish liberation movement after the 1975 Algiers Agreement.

The Iraqi regime’s policies of Arabization, marginalization, and oppression.

The historical context of the revolution.

The underlying causes of the Gulan Revolution.

Theme 2: The Gulan Revolution and Its Challenges

Security conditions in Kurdistan.

Military challenges faced by the revolution.

The attitudes of different social groups in Iraq toward the revolution.

Regional and international positions on the revolution.

Theme 3: Social, Economic, and Administrative Aspects

Administrative, educational, judicial, and health institutions during the revolution.

The role of religious, social, and cultural groups in supporting the revolution.

The role of Kurdish women in the Gulan Revolution.

Theme 4: The Revolution and the Media

The role of revolutionary media in shaping public opinion and promoting Kurdish national rights.

Media efforts in strengthening Kurdish unity, revolutionary awareness, and the spirit of resistance.

Iraqi, regional, and international media perspectives on the revolution.

Theme 5: The Revolution’s Military and Political Achievements

Theme 6: The Revolution in Arts and Literature

Poetry and fiction.

Cinema and television.

Visual arts.

The cultural influence of the Gulan Revolution.

Theme 7: Documenting the Revolution

The archival record of the Gulan Revolution (documents and manuscripts).

Oral history and eyewitness accounts.

The revolution in Peshmerga memory.