14 July، 2017
“We won, thanks to your Fatwa”; however, the continuity of this victory should be preserved through unifying all Iraqi components who must prove their affiliation to the homeland at the crossroads, and through the call for honoring the martyrs and allocating salaries to their relatives. Also, some highlighted one of the Iraqi constitution weaknesses, which is a huge mistake committed by the one who wrote it; namely, dealing with Iraqis in the language of the component rather than on personal rights basis, since the collective rights, whether based on ethnic or religious grounds, will establish intangible boundaries among the components of the future generations, making their division so easy.

 

In addition, discussions were made about some educated Iraqis who are disconnected from reality, and the lack of objectivity and logic among others, their tendency to write with anger and their vulnerability to the political positions. In addition, the journey of the Iraqi prosperous economy was reviewed since 1937 until 1978, during which the per capita income held the third rank in the world. Lastly, after the victory against the terrorist ISIS, the ISIS of corruption must be eliminated.

 

Conclusions:

 

·         The liberation of Mosul and the victory are among the important events with which the sectarianism recedes. Simultaneously, they pose a major challenge to the decision makers, which should be tackled in the best way possible.

 

·         The military victory on field has been achieved in Mosul; however, the security victory has not been achieved yet due to the hiding cells, in addition to the arrest of people involved with ISIS, which must be precise and just.

 

·         A negative religious discourse works on delivering frustrating messages to the audience that provoke sectarianism, criminalize the other and spread pessimism among the young generation who is the most important wealth of Iraq.

 

·         There is a proposal circulating in Washington since years, on which all Americans concerned in the Iraqi affairs agree; namely, the administrative or functional federalism.

 

·         There is a blurriness in the picture of the minorities and the components residing in the unliberated areas, and lack of future vision through which a cohesive society can be built in those areas.

 

Recommendations:

 

·         To invest in the victory in order to achieve societal reconciliation and internal harmony, and the return of the people of the liberated areas to their motherland Iraq.

 

·         It is possible for Mosul, after liberation, to be managed by a person with a military background in order to achieve the security victory temporarily until the situation is stabilized and the local administration is established to hand over the city management.

 

·         The discourses that provoke sectarianism must be prevented with a legal text, and the generalization language within the religious discourse must be prevented as well, urging to publish the discourse of forgiveness and positivity.

 

·         The Iraqi statesmen must give attention to the undeclared matters such as the hidden strategic plans developed by the states. In return, they should develop their own plans for the benefit of Iraq.

 

·         There must be a strategic vision to organize the minorities’ affairs in the liberated areas based on real and effective understandings to define the future of diversity in Iraq in general and in the liberated areas in particular.

 

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

 

1.      Dr. Hasan Nazem

 

2.      Dr. Harith Hasan

 

3.      Mr. Fadi Al-Saummari

 

4.      Mr. Abdullah Al-Zaydi

 

5.      Mr. Saeb Khadar

 

6.      Mr. Sarmad Al-Taai

 

7.      Mr. Khalid Al-Yaqoobi

 

9.      Dr. Shirouk Al-Abayachi

 

10.  Mr. Abd Al-Abbas Shiyaa

 

11.  Mr. Sanad Al-Abidi