A Difficult Friendship: Elements of Continuity and Change in Iran-Iraq Relations in Post-Saddam Era
A Difficult Friendship: Elements of Continuity and Change in Iran-Iraq Relations in Post-Saddam Era

Mahdi Ahouie; Mohammad Tefagh

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2024, , Pages 615-652

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.380095.1453

Abstract
  Considering that the greatest threat to Iran in the past 400 years has emerged from the geography of Iraq (from the time of the Ottoman rule and onwards), it must be noted that Iraq ...  Read More
Fighting the Monster: Nadia Murad’s Account of Resistance in The Last Girl
Fighting the Monster: Nadia Murad’s Account of Resistance in The Last Girl

Tayebeh Barati; Behrooz Mahmoodi-Bakhtiari; Mohammad Marandi

Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2024, , Pages 117-146

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.371764.1411

Abstract
  In the present paper, Murad’s memoir, The Last Girl, is scrutinized through the lens of Resistance Literature theories. First introduced by Kanafani (1966) and adapted by scholars ...  Read More
When Religious Leaders Make Peace Plausible: The Iraqi Case
When Religious Leaders Make Peace Plausible: The Iraqi Case

Yousof Qorashi; Saeed Shokoohi; Roohollah Farhadi

Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2024, , Pages 147-170

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.371787.1412

Abstract
  This paper discusses the role of religions and specifically, religious leaders, in peacebuilding. To achieve the purpose, in the first place, the authors shed light on the controversial ...  Read More
The Components of Intercultural Competencies of Iraqi Senior Managers in Health Organizations
The Components of Intercultural Competencies of Iraqi Senior Managers in Health Organizations

Reda Mahmoud Alkenany; Saeid Sharifi; Amer Allamy; Mehrdad Sadeghi

Volume 7, Issue 2 , April 2023, , Pages 213-245

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2023.362714.1364

Abstract
  The current research was conducted to analyze the components of intercultural competencies of senior managers in Iraqi health organizations with a qualitative method of thematic analysis ...  Read More
Pilgrimage and Conflict Resolution: The Case of Interpersonal Contact between Iranians and Iraqis in the Arbaeen Walk
Pilgrimage and Conflict Resolution: The Case of Interpersonal Contact between Iranians and Iraqis in the Arbaeen Walk

Zeinab Ghasemi Tari; Elham Kadkhodaee

Volume 6, Issue 3 , July 2022, , Pages 539-565

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2023.356468.1344

Abstract
  Given the history of conflict between Iran-Iraq (1980-1988), the present paper investigates whether interpersonal contact between Iranians and Iraqis, through religious tourism, has ...  Read More
Diaspora Identity: A Profile of Iraqi Immigrants in the USA
Diaspora Identity: A Profile of Iraqi Immigrants in the USA

Mehdi Bahmani; Javad Etaat

Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2020, , Pages 95-132

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2020.310927.1178

Abstract
  Since the late 19th century, Iraqi immigrants have formed a community in the United States, which is widely known as a part of the Arab-Muslim diaspora in the country, while the reality ...  Read More
An Analysis of the Patterns of Policymaking in Iraq’s National Security During the Period of the Ba’ath Party’s Rule
An Analysis of the Patterns of Policymaking in Iraq’s National Security During the Period of the Ba’ath Party’s Rule

Yasir Abdulzahra Othman

Volume 1, Issue 1 , July 2017, , Pages 61-84

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2017.62280

Abstract
  Relying on its partisan principles and values, the Ba’athist regime– the period when Saddam Hussein was in charge in Iraq– sought a powerful government. Not respecting ...  Read More