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culture
the world has changed, and conflicts have evolved
even as they continue. But humanity everywhere
in the world rejects these foolish decisions,
especially artists. They stand united towards
spreading peace, goodness and humanity, and I
am one of them. I am planning a new project,
which is to establish an artistic media platform
on social media to promote humanitarian ideas
and support artistic works.
Overall, I am excited to be part of this global
resurgence of creativity and look forward
to contributing to the cultural landscape
in meaningful and influential ways. By
harnessing the power of art and collaboration,
I am confident that we can create a bright,
inclusive, and hopeful future for generations
to come.
You were recently invited to participate in a
conference in Baghdad. What do you consider
the main “take-away” for yourself on a personal
level?
That was the Conference on Intellectual Property
and Sustainable Development. I participated by
presenting a research paper about social media
and its impact on intellectual property and
sustainability. It was a great opportunity for
several reasons, the most important of which
was that Baghdad is recovering and improving.
Participating in a conference in Baghdad was a
remarkable opportunity for me on a personal
level. The main takeaway was an immersion of Finally, if you have a message to our readers,
myself in the cultural and historical richness what would that be?
of Iraq, particularly in Baghdad, a city with a First, I’d like to thank you for the interview, then
storied past. I’d like thank the readers for following up, and
finally, I want to say that it is very important
Also, it was a great opportunity to meet to embrace cultural diversity and pay attention
researchers, intellectuals, writers and artists to it. Every culture contains a treasure trove of
from different countries of the world. This means stories, traditions, and perspectives that enrich
meeting many cultures and also exchanging our collective human experience. By exploring
useful ideas and information with them. Engaging and respecting different cultures, we foster
with scholars, artists, and cultural practitioners empathy, understanding, and unity in our
at the conference provided invaluable insights global community. Let’s embrace diversity as a
into the contemporary cultural landscape of the source of strength and inspiration, promoting
region and deepened my understanding of its inclusiveness and mutual respect in all our
connections to ancient Mesopotamia. Overall, interactions. This is our mission as artists and
the Conference was a memorable and enriching intellectuals. We must always think about
experience, leaving a lasting impression on my creating conscious, useful and pertinent artistic
personal and professional development. content. •
I look forward to participating in the next
conference.
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