Aidan Maroof, Minister of Communities in the Kurdistan Regional Government, Dr. Jutyar Adel, Spokesman of the Kurdistan Regional Government and Head of the Media and Information Office, Samir Hawrami, Media Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Zana Jalal, and Tariq Jawhar, Advisors to the Kurdistan Parliament, along with several prominent media figures and academics, participated in a high-level roundtable discussion.
The discussion also included Nawzad Abdulaziz, Advisor to the Ministry of Culture; Amir Osman, Director General of Communities in the Ministry of Endowments; Bzhar Hikmat, Deputy of the Kurdistan Union of Journalists; Shikar Reza, Head of the Media Department at Erbil Technical Institute; Ammar Kakeyi, Representative of Kurdistan 24; Dr. Ariana Ibrahim, Lecturer at the Department of Media, Salahaddin University; and Avan Jaf, Editor-in-Chief of Zhn Magazine.
This roundtable aimed to assess the state of journalism and explore the media’s influence on social coexistence and reconciliation in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq. The event was part of a broader initiative implemented by CDO, METRO, and CDFJ, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and with support from the German government.
CDO and METRO extend their gratitude to all participants. The recommendations from this discussion, along with insights from 11 other roundtables, will contribute to a comprehensive report on the media’s role in shaping social cohesion in Iraq.
The discussion also included Nawzad Abdulaziz, Advisor to the Ministry of Culture; Amir Osman, Director General of Communities in the Ministry of Endowments; Bzhar Hikmat, Deputy of the Kurdistan Union of Journalists; Shikar Reza, Head of the Media Department at Erbil Technical Institute; Ammar Kakeyi, Representative of Kurdistan 24; Dr. Ariana Ibrahim, Lecturer at the Department of Media, Salahaddin University; and Avan Jaf, Editor-in-Chief of Zhn Magazine.
This roundtable aimed to assess the state of journalism and explore the media’s influence on social coexistence and reconciliation in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq. The event was part of a broader initiative implemented by CDO, METRO, and CDFJ, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and with support from the German government.
CDO and METRO extend their gratitude to all participants. The recommendations from this discussion, along with insights from 11 other roundtables, will contribute to a comprehensive report on the media’s role in shaping social cohesion in Iraq.
