The evening session of the second day of the Memory of Pain Conference in Iraq

The Al-Abbas's (p) Holy Shrine launched the activities of the evening session of the second day of the annual international conference "Memory of Pain in Iraq."

The conference is organized by the Iraqi Center for Documenting Extremism Crimes, affiliated with the Intellectual and Cultural Affairs Department of the holy shrine, in cooperation with the UNESCO Chair for Genocide Prevention Studies at the College of Arts, University of Baghdad, and the Martyrs and Political Prisoners Foundations, the National High Commission for Accountability and Justice, and the University of Baghdad, under the slogan "For a Future Free of Pain," with the title "Memory of Pain in Iraq: A Century of Crimes, Genocides, Massacres, and Violations."

The session was attended by the Secretary-General of the Al-Abbas's (p) Holy Shrine; Sayed Mustafa Murtada Aal Dia-Uddin, a member of its Board of Directors, Dr. Afdhal al-Shami, its officials, official, religious, and academic figures from inside and outside Iraq.

The evening session's activities included the discussion of nine research papers in Arabic, along with two in English, and a panel discussion on the crimes of extremism against Iraqi components (the Faily Kurds, Turkmen, Shabak, Christians, and Yazidis), held in the Imam Al-Hassan and Al-Qasem (peace be upon them) halls.

The evening session will discuss various topics, including the Turkmen massacre in Taza Khurmatu in 1991, a study on the draining of the marshes and the deterioration of the Euphrates River water quality in Dhi Qar Governorate, genocide in Iraq (the Kurds as a case study), the impact of wars on national identity, the crimes against humanity committed by the former regime against the Kurds in Iraq, ISIS's use of chemical weapons in Tuz Khurmatu, and terrorist violations against the Turkmen component in Tal Afar after 2003.

The Memory of Pain Conference in Iraq contributes to reviving national identity, enhancing collective awareness and emotional spirit, which strengthens social cohesion and helps protect the community from new tragedies.