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Shafaq News
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Kirkuk conference: United front against extremism and violence
Shafaq News/ On Tuesday, Kirkuk University, in cooperation with Iraq's Popular Mobilization Authority, held its second intellectual conference to address extremism. Titled the "phenomenon of extremism and ways to address it," the event brought together religious scholars, heads of Islamic unions, and international researchers from Iraq and abroad. University President Imran Jamal Hassan emphasized extremism, takfirism, and terrorism are rejected across all religions and human values, and called for promoting tolerance and acceptance to support social peace and coexistence in Iraq. Hassan said the conference aimed to examine the religious, psychological, social, economic, political, and legal aspects of extremism and offer academic approaches to counter its spread. Participants praised the university's efforts, describing the event as a 'step toward strengthening intercommunal harmony.'
Shafaq News
03-04-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Iraq moves forward with Popular Mobilization Authority Law
Shafaq News/ Iraq's Parliament is advancing legislation to formalize the Popular Mobilization Authority (PMA) Law, a senior lawmaker revealed on Thursday. Raed Al-Maliki, a member of the Parliamentary Legal Committee, confirmed the bill passed its first reading and is slated for a second reading and vote in upcoming sessions. 'This law will shut the door on factions acting outside the PMF framework and reinforce state control over weapons,' he told Shafaq News. The proposed law defines the PMF's administrative and structural framework, Al-Maliki clarified, distinguishing it from the previously proposed Service and Retirement Law, which was withdrawn and returned to the Cabinet due to political disagreements. In March, the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee requested a delay in the second reading until procedural steps were finalized.
