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Politeness strategies in declining invitations: a cross-cultural analysis between Iraqi Arabs and Kurds by Nur Rasyidah Mohd Nordin, Muhammad Hussain Hamza, Zalmizy Hussin

“…In this study, we investigate the politeness strategies used by Iraqi Arabs and Iraqi Kurds when declining invitations from superior interlocutor positions to understand their refusal strategy’s similarities and differences. …”
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The American foreign policy towards the Kurds in Iraq by Abdullah, Mahdi Ameen

“…Such behavior happened to the Kurds several times during their close history. This study attempts to investigate the relationships between the U.S. and Iraqi-Kurds after the emergence of ISIS. …”
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Dynamics of Kurdish identity formation in the Kurdistan region-Iraq between 1991 and 2014 by Khdhir, Dilshad H.

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Analisis Pemikiran Syeikh Mu×Ammad Amôn Al-Kurdô Terhadap Tasawuf Dalam Kitób Tanwôr Al-Qulõb Fô Mu’ómalah ‘Allóm Al-Ghuyõb by Mohd Miqdad Aswad, Ahmad

“…It is important to present the thought of Syeikh MuÍammad AmÊn al-KurdÊ, a Tasawwuf cleric to the Muslim world in order to explain the issues that arise in the daily life of the Islamic community. …”
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Conflicts between Kurdistan Regional Government and Iraqi Central Government and their effects on political stability by Karim, Bryar Esmail Mhamad

“…Iraq is a multi-religion and multi-ethnic country, with Arabs and Kurds being the two major ethnic groups. As far as the Kurd-Arab relationship was concerned historically, it had witnessed many rebellions and uprisings. …”
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Prevalence of the rs7903146C>T polymorphism in TCF7L2 gene for prediction of type 2 diabetes risk among Iranians of different ethnicities by Allahdini, Mojgan, Kamalidehghan, Behnam, Akbari, Leila, Azadfar, Parisa, Rahmani, Ali, Ahmadipour, Fatemeh, Goh, Yong Meng, Masserrat, Abbas, Houshmand, Massoud

“…Methods: The prevalence of rs7903146 (C.T) and the predicted phenotypes, including extensive metabolizers, intermediate metabolizers, and poor metabolizers were investigated in blood samples of 300 unrelated healthy individuals in an Iranian population, including Fars, Turk, Lure, and Kurd, using polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism and direct genomic DNA sequencing. …”
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Modelling rapid urban growth of Kirkuk City based on ethnicity factors using GIS and cellular automata-Markov by Abdula, Mazen Abdilwahab

“…As a multi-ethnic city, the presence of oil has been a source of ethnic conflict among the Kurds, Arabs and Turkmen. Kirkuk has long been considered an ethnic powder keg waiting to explode. …”
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Prevalence of the CYP2D6*10 (C100T), *4 (G1846A), and *14 (G1758A) alleles among Iranians of different ethnicities by Bagheri, Ali, Kamalidehghan, Behnam, Haghshenas, Maryam, Azadfar, Parisa, Akbari, Leila, Sangtarash, Mohammad Hossein, Vejdandoust, Faramarz, Ahmadipour, Fatemeh, Meng, Goh Yong, Houshmand, Massoud

“…Additionally, the frequency of the homozygous T/T variant of the CYP2D6*10 allele was significantly high in the Lure (P0.017) and low in the Kurd (P0.002) ethnicities. The frequency of the T/T variant of the CYP2D6*10 allele in central Iran was the highest (P0.001), while the south of Iran had the lowest frequency (P0.001). …”
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“A friend in need is a friend indeed”: The case of refusing a friend’s invitation in Iraqi Arabic dialect by Nassar, ArkanAbdulhasan, Saad, Norma, Mohd Nordin, Nur Rasyidah

“…The present study examines invitation refusal realization patterns among Iraqi Arabs who speak Arabic as a native language and Iraqi Kurds who speak Arabic as a second language in Iraqi Arabic dialect. …”
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Kurdistan region: A country profile by Kirmanj, Sherko

“…At the end of the Second Gulf War in early 1991, the Kurdish people in Iraq rose against Saddam Hussein’s regime by liberating most of the areas inhabited by them.However, within a few weeks, the uprising was crushed.The Iraqi army’s attack on Kurdish cities and villages and its retaliation against the Kurdish forces and civilians led to a mass exodus of the Kurds to Iran and Turkey.The international community’s intervention resulted in the creation of the northern no-fly-zone by the UN Security Council.This facilitated the return of most of Kurdish refugees back to their habitat.But the continued pressure by the Kurds on the regime forced the government to withdraw its forces, as well as the administrative units from parts of Kurdistan in October 1991.The Kurds then filled the vacuum created by holding elections in 1992, and thus began self-governance in the region.The areas under the control of Kurdish authorities since then came to be known as the Kurdistan Region (RG) which was a self-declared federal region in Iraq until 2005 when the Iraqi constitution officially recognized the region of Kurdistan, along with its existing authorities, as a federal region in Iraq. …”
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Invitation refusal and politeness strategies among Iraqi Arabic speakers by Nassar, Arkan Abdul Hasan

“…Coming from different cultures and speaking different languages as mother tongues, Iraqi Arabs and Iraqi Kurds have different styles of realizing refusal speech act which in tum will lead to miscommunication. …”
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Pitfalls of Nationalism in the Middle East and North Africa Region by Bendebka, Ramzi

“…Why Arab Islamic nationalism in the MENA region does not unite states or non-state groups like the cases of Iran and the Kurds? It is therefore useful for this article to illustrate firstly, the relation between Arab nationalism and Arab Islamic nationalism, secondly, the case of Iran nationalism and finally, the Kurds and their strive for a separate nationalism.…”
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The Syrian conflict: Regional dimensions and implications by Kirmanj, Sherko

“…This article examines the implications and dimensions of the Syrian crisis for the major actors in the region, including Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, the Gulf States, Israel and the Kurds.It argues that pitting a Shiite Iran-Iraq-Syria-Hezbollah axis against a Sunni Turkey-Gulf states axis is the most significant geo-political regional effect of the Syrian crisis. …”
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Building Democracy in a Multi Ethnic Society: A Case Study of Iraq, 2003-2010 by Hadey, Hassan Ali

“…Which is establishing a democratic system based on sharing power among the major three ethnic groups in Iraq that is the Arab Shia, Arab Sunni and the Kurd. The adoption of the federal system in Iraq is also discussed.…”
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Peaceful negotiations and the right of self-determination: A case study of Iraqi Kurdistan region by Oseni, Umar Aimhanosi

“…It is argued that the right to self-determination of the Kurds must be asserted, supported and actively implemented through peaceful means. …”
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A critical evaluation of "territorial separation" as a method of addressing ethnic conflicts: the case study of Kirkuk by Jalal, Ako

“…This became the basis for decades of struggle between Iraqi governments and the Kurdish national movement, including the particular case of identifying the territorial governance of Kirkuk, resulting in long-lasting ethnic conflicts, cultural hatred and bloodshed, especially between Arabs and Kurds. Applying of autonomy in 1970 failed due to not addressing the territorial governance of Kirkuk. …”
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Selecting instruments for assessing psychological wellbeing in Afghan and Kurdish refugee groups by Sulaiman-Hill, C., Thompson, Sandra

“…Farsi was the language of choice for the majority of Afghan participants, while most of the Kurds chose to complete English versions in addition to Farsi. …”
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Right to self-determination: a case study of Iraqi Kurdistan Region by Qader, Sanh Shareef

“…As such, there are insufficient existing studies to evaluate the political dynamics of Iraqi Kurdistan and elucidate which political arrangement is most desired by the Iraqi Kurds and is more likely to occur. Therefore, the general objective of this study is to explain how, why and to what extent is the Iraqi Federal government‘s stand regarding the status of the Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum from various international perspectives. …”
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