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ERHHG-2025

ERHHG-2025

The Ezidis: Religion, Heritage, History, and Geography

The Ezidis: Religion, Heritage, History, and Geography (ERHHG-2025) was an international scientific conference held at the University of Duhok on 29-30 April 2025, organised by the College of Humanities (CHUM) in partnership with the Lalish Cultural and Social...

April 29 - 30, 2025
Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
UOD Convention Center, University of Duhok

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Submissions

0

Speakers

9

Sessions

2

Participants

0

Track identity

5 research topics

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Conference overview

An academic gathering designed as a complete research experience.

Published outcome - Papers: Over 70 peer-reviewed presentations were delivered across 16 panel discussions. NOTE: these are presentations delivered, not papers published — no proceedings volume has been published. | Countries represented: 14 (speakers and guests)

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Ceremony

Opening Ceremony

Held at the UOD Convention Center. Addresses by Dr. Saeed Khudeida Alo (Dean, College of Humanities), Dr. Dawood Sulaiman Atrushi (President, UOD), Mr. Rebar Ahmed Khalid (KRG Minister of Interior), Mir Hazim Tahsin Beg (Spiritual Leader of the Ezidis) and Mr. Saeed Jirdo Mito (Head, Lalish Cultural and Social Center). No start/end times published.

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Ceremony

Closing Ceremony

Formal reading of the conference recommendations by the Chairman of the Scientific Committee, followed by distribution of certificates of appreciation to the scientific and preparatory committees. No start/end times published.

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TBA

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DA
Dean, College of Humanities

Dr. Saeed Khudeida Alo

University of Duhok

Talk focus

Opening ceremony address, 29 April 2025 (NOT billed as a keynote — no keynote list was ever published)

DA
President of the University of Duhok

Dr. Dawood Sulaiman Atrushi

University of Duhok

Talk focus

Opening ceremony address, 29 April 2025 (NOT billed as a keynote)

MK
Minister of Interior, Kurdistan Regional Government

Mr. Rebar Ahmed Khalid

Kurdistan Regional Government

Talk focus

Opening ceremony address, 29 April 2025, representing PM Masrour Barzani (name also rendered 'Reber Ahmed' / 'Rêber Ahmed' in other sources)

MB
Spiritual Leader of the Ezidis

Mir Hazim Tahsin Beg

Talk focus

Opening ceremony address, 29 April 2025

Conference leadership

Committees and academic leadership

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Scientific Committee

22 members

NA

Nashwan Shukri Abdullah

Chairman

MI

Mohammed Ihsan

Member

AS

Abdulbaset Sieda

Member

KM

Khalil Ali Murad

Member

+ 18 more members

Organising Committee

26 members

RA

Reber Jaafar Ahmed

Chairman

HM

Hozan Sulaiman Mirkhan

Member

DR

Dilan Majid Rostam

Member

ZR

Zhiyar Sedeeq Ramadhan

Member

+ 22 more members

Advisory Committee

14 members

AY

Abdulfattah Ali Yahya

Chairman

MT

Mohammed Saleh Tayeb

Member

SM

Salah M. Saleem Mahmoud

Member

NO

Nazim Younis Othman

Member

+ 10 more members

Research landscape

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Ezidi Religion

Historical and Political Perspectives

Geography and Geopolitical Significance

Economic Development and Sustainability

Literature, Heritage, and Folklore

Conference venue

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Venue

UOD Convention Center, University of Duhok

Address

Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Date

April 29 - 30, 2025

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