24 June، 2017
“Liberating Human before Land” is the slogan of the heroic Iraqi Forces. First, discussion will be about “generation displacement”, for being a biological and natural term, in terms of succession of generations among all creatures, and adapting it to the political environment in Iraq. Some see that the generation displacement is useless as transition in our country is only through inheritance. Also, the problem lie in the fact that inheritance is done within a limited chain. Some people dismiss the subject morphologically, saying that there is neither conflict of generations nor dialogue of generations, as the parties in Iraq, and the politic status, do not allow this to happen.

 

Also, there were discussions about the “neutral” state in terms of forming the word linguistically and circulating it as a term. Regarding the independence of Kurdistan and the referendum related to this, the interlocutors emphasized that there is nothing but dialogue and nothing outside dialogue, and there is a consensus in this regard. Also, discussions included the rivalry and hostility in the social media as a negative phenomenon in the society, and a call for the necessity to highlight the religious culture that consolidates forgiveness practically rather than theoretically, and accepting the different other on humanitarian grounds. In addition, the Prime Minister Al-Abadi confirmed Iraq’s neutrality and the non-interference in the neighboring countries’ affairs, demanding reciprocity from those states. He also emphasized that the legislative elections will be conducted on time without any procrastination. Lastly, a reference was made to the chaos and lack of professionalism in the Iraqi media landscape.

 

Conclusions:

 

·         In Iraq, there is no “generation displacement” in the true meaning of the term, as it is known internationally within the states’ experiences.

 

·         It is true to say that the obstacles facing neutrality in Iraq are not purely political, but there are also social barriers that need to be addressed.

 

·         Any contentious issue among Iraqi components should be put on the table for a credible dialogue with fixed rules.

 

Recommendations:

 

·         The thought or direction dealing with the generation displacement must take into consideration the differences of the environments and the surrounding factors contributing to the topic of generation displacement, and to work in accordance with them.

 

·         Neutrality, as a state’s characteristic, may be a key to many social, political and religious problems; however, this neutrality must be designed in a way that fits the nature of Iraqi society.

 

·         Everybody should exert more efforts to establish the rules of culture of dialogue and the understanding that is based on the interest of Iraq. In this regard, RCD announces its readiness to sponsor a conference or form committees of international and local experts to study the issue of the Kurd’s referendum and other issues.

 

Term Definition:

 

Generation Gap: a popular term used to describe the differences between young people and elderly, especially between children and their parents’ generation. The term was first popularized in the Western countries during 1960s, describing the cultural differences between the young and older generations.

 

Names of some participating members during the week's dialogue:

 

1.      Sardar Abdullah

 

2.      Mr. Shwan Mohammed

 

3.      Sheikh Mahdi Al-Saedi

 

4.      Mr. Abdul Rasool Al-Quraishi

 

5.      Mr. Amer Al-Musawi

 

6.      Dr. Abdul Hakim Khasro

 

7.      Mr. Saeed Yaseen Musa

 

8.      Dr. Basel Hussein

 

9.      Mr. Haider Hamada

 

10.  Dr. Mohammed Al-Quraishi

 

11.  Abu Firas Al-Hammadi