Prof. Ali Abdul Ameer Sajit, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Arts – University of Baghdad, chaired one of the sessions on the second day of the international conference held under the auspices of UNESCO. The event was attended by the Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Prof. Haider Abd Dhahad, Ph.D., representing His Excellency the Minister, along with presidents of universities and deans of colleges from Baghdad, Mosul, and Kufa, in addition to high-level Arab and international delegations.
The session chaired by the Dean was titled “The Longest Ongoing Narrative of Extermination”, and featured a distinguished group of international and Arab scholars, including:
- Elizabeth Bishop, Ph.D. – The American University of Iraq, Baghdad
- Ahmad Al-Ruwaidi, Ph.D. – Ambassador of Palestine
- Ibrahim Al-Abbadi, Ph.D. – Iraqi writer
- Sabah Al-Safi, Ph.D. – Canada
Faculty members from the College of Arts – University of Baghdad also participated in presenting specialized research papers within the conference sessions. The first session (Wednesday) addressed the theme of:
Analyzing the Massacre of the Air Force Academy Students in Tikrit (Camp Speicher) as a Model of Genocide and Highlighting the Political and Social Context of the Crime, presented by:
- Dr. Salah Al-Jabri, Ph.D. – UNESCO Chair / Baghdad
- Abbas Al-Quraishi, Ph.D. – Iraqi Center for Documenting Extremist Crimes / Al-Abbas Holy Shrine
- Mahmoud Al-Qaisi, Ph.D. – College of Arts / University of Baghdad
- Khalid Hantoush, Ph.D. – College of Arts / University of Baghdad
In a statement on the conference, the Dean of the College of Arts affirmed that “the participation of the University of Baghdad in such international forums represents an academic and moral responsibility in documenting crimes against humanity and contributes to highlighting Iraq’s scholarly and cultural voice at the global level,” emphasizing that these efforts strengthen the University’s position as a leading institution in the service of knowledge and society.
