Taking as a starting point the conviction that everyday interactions carry potential to be either conflictual or peaceful, this article examines people’s behaviour in deeply divided city of Kirkuk, Iraq. Using historic bazaar Kirkuk site analysis, and through research survey 511 people, it focuses on between Kurds, Arabs Turkmen. The draws Bourdieu’s theory symbolic capital takes an intersectio...

To investigate the possible association between eNOS 4a/b polymorphism and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and diabetic nephropathy (DN) 173 T2DM patients with and without DN and 101 healthy subjects with ethnic background of Kurds were examined for the frequency of eNOS variants using PCR-RFLP method. The frequency of eNOS 4a/b genotypes between T2DM and controls was not...

While recent research has started to pay more attention the role of contact strategies on promoting intergroup harmony between Turkish and Kurdish communities, effectiveness a novel form indirect strategy, E-contact—where participants engage in cooperative structured online interaction with an individual from outgroup—has not yet been tested. Across two studies (NStudy 1 = 110, NStudy 2 176), w...

Despite his outstanding place in the study of Kurdish society, culture and literature, sadly, Elaeddîn Seccadî has not received scholarly attention he deserves. The very few sources on works tend to be descriptive biographical accounts. This exploratory paper sets out put into perspective Seccadî’s continued use concept kurdewarî. It is notable that often concerned language, literature a par wi...

The Iraqi state-directed demographic engineering of the oil-rich Kurdish districts Kirkuk and Khanaqin was launched in early 1920s has continued to present day. history use Arabization as a geopolitical strategy for controlling oil revenue region been investigated (Talabany 2008; 2011). issue genocide within these various ethnic constructions remains understudied. This article, informed by inte...

During last century and in a period of time called modern history of middle east, we have seen different changes in life of urban communities as whole, and urban and rural of the mentioned region in particular. The range and power of such changes has been in such a level that we can claim: it has changed the “life world” of people noticeably. Among all parts of the region our field study (Iran’...

during last century and in a period of time called modern history of middle east, we have seen different changes in life of urban communities as whole, and urban and rural of the mentioned region in particular. the range and power of such changes has been in such a level that we can claim: it has changed the “life world” of people noticeably. among all parts of the region our field study (iran’...

Although from the very beginning of its existence Islamic Republic Iran has been regularly accused supporting international terrorism, including Sunni organizations, this phenomenon is also a significant and growing threat for Tehran itself. In recent years become target jihadists, who have even announced that in near future Shi’ite regime would collapse State take over. At same time to cope wi...