Aram Rafaat
Biographic Data
| ID | 4104663 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aram Rafaat |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aram |
| FAMILY NAME | Rafaat |
| SIGNATURE | RAFAAT A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northern University of Malaysia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3901-5416 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Kurdish genocide in Iraq
From February to September 1988, Iraqi Kurds were subjected to a genocidal operation by the Iraqi government, known as the Anfal operation. The operation lasted just over seven months but it had a devastating impact on most parts of rural Kurdistan in Iraq, resulting in the killing of thousands of Kurdish civilians. Most scholars have overlooked the multiple strategies, dimensions of and motivations for the operations and have mostly focused on a…
The shaky foundations of the 1926 annexation of Southern Kurdistan to Iraq
Between 1921 and 1925, the Kurds of Southern Kurdistan participated in three main political processes in Iraq. These processes were the election of Faisal Ibn Hussein as the King of Iraq in 1921, the election of the Iraqi Constituent Assembly in 1924, and the Mosul Province referendum organised by the League of Nations in 1925. The British used the Kurds’ participation as a foundation for the annexation of Southern Kurdistan to Iraq. However, thi…
The fundamental characteristics of the Kurdish nationhood project in modern Iraq
The protracted Iraqi-Kurdish conflict has plagued the country since the creation of Iraq in the 1920s. Iraqi-Kurdish relations are dominated by the clash of two contradictory nationhood projects: Kurdish and Iraqi. The Kurdish nationhood project was constructed with the perspective that the Kurds as a nation, could qualify for but is deprived of, achieving nation-state status. Based on the Kurdish project, Kurdistan and Iraq consist of two separa…
Kirkuk
Determining the future of the disputed areas of northern Iraq is the main reason behind the Kurdish involvement in rebuilding the Iraqi state. It is the major justification for continuing to remain within Iraq. It is also the main issue that has reshaped Kurdish relations with both Shiites and Sunnis. Kirkuk is also a main source of the anomalies of the Kurdish situation. On the one hand, it is difficult to imagine that the Kurds will declare an …
The Kurdish genocide in Iraq
From February to September 1988, Iraqi Kurds were subjected to a genocidal operation by the Iraqi government, known as the Anfal operation. The operation lasted just over seven months but it had a devastating impact on most parts of rural Kurdistan in Iraq, resulting in the killing of thousands of Kurdish civilians. Most scholars have overlooked the multiple strategies, dimensions of and motivations for the operations and have mostly focused on a…
Kirkuk
Determining the future of the disputed areas of northern Iraq is the main reason behind the Kurdish involvement in rebuilding the Iraqi state. It is the major justification for continuing to remain within Iraq. It is also the main issue that has reshaped Kurdish relations with both Shiites and Sunnis. Kirkuk is also a main source of the anomalies of the Kurdish situation. On the one hand, it is difficult to imagine that the Kurds will declare an …
Kirkuk
Determining the future of the disputed areas of northern Iraq is the main reason behind the Kurdish involvement in rebuilding the Iraqi state. It is the major justification for continuing to remain within Iraq. It is also the main issue that has reshaped Kurdish relations with both Shiites and Sunnis. Kirkuk is also a main source of the anomalies of the Kurdish situation. On the one hand, it is difficult to imagine that the Kurds will declare an …
The fundamental characteristics of the Kurdish nationhood project in modern Iraq
The protracted Iraqi-Kurdish conflict has plagued the country since the creation of Iraq in the 1920s. Iraqi-Kurdish relations are dominated by the clash of two contradictory nationhood projects: Kurdish and Iraqi. The Kurdish nationhood project was constructed with the perspective that the Kurds as a nation, could qualify for but is deprived of, achieving nation-state status. Based on the Kurdish project, Kurdistan and Iraq consist of two separa…
The shaky foundations of the 1926 annexation of Southern Kurdistan to Iraq
Between 1921 and 1925, the Kurds of Southern Kurdistan participated in three main political processes in Iraq. These processes were the election of Faisal Ibn Hussein as the King of Iraq in 1921, the election of the Iraqi Constituent Assembly in 1924, and the Mosul Province referendum organised by the League of Nations in 1925. The British used the Kurds’ participation as a foundation for the annexation of Southern Kurdistan to Iraq. However, thi…
The Kurdish genocide in Iraq
From February to September 1988, Iraqi Kurds were subjected to a genocidal operation by the Iraqi government, known as the Anfal operation. The operation lasted just over seven months but it had a devastating impact on most parts of rural Kurdistan in Iraq, resulting in the killing of thousands of Kurdish civilians. Most scholars have overlooked the multiple strategies, dimensions of and motivations for the operations and have mostly focused on a…
Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Turkey's Politics and Society (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics (3 works) · State (computer science (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · History (2 works) · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (2 works)