THE CONFERENCE
THEMES

The conference includes the following themes:

I. History

  1. The ancient history of the Euphrates island, and what countries and empires ruled it.
  2. The ancient civilization of the Euphrates Island.
  3. The religions and nationalities that emerged and lived in the ancient island of the Euphrates.
  1. The Islamic conquest of the Euphrates Island.
  2. The countries and the Emirates that emerged and ruled the Euphrates Island.
  3. The role of civilization of the population of the Euphrates Island
  4. The religious groups and sects on the Euphrates Island.
  5. The history of the cities on the island of the Euphrates
  1. The Euphrates Island under the Ottomans control
  2. The Kurdish Emirates that ruled the Euphrates Island
  3. Life on the Euphrates Island after the fall of the Kurdish Emirates
  4. The reasons behind the division of the Euphrates Island between the three countries (Turkey, Iraq, and Syria).

II. Kurdish Language and Literature

The main topic of this theme is the famous Bahadinan poet :(Ahmad Nalband)
  1. The development of the Kurdish language on the Euphrates Island region
  2. Kurdish literature
  3. Kurdish oral folklore
  4. The influence of Kurdish on other languages on the island of Euphrates, and the  influence of these languages on Kurdish.

III. Social life

This theme deals with the social life on the Euphrates Island in different eras including people, religions, clans, sects, groups, etc.

IV. Economic Life

  1. The economy of the Euphrates Island.
  2. The difference between the urban and rural economy.
  3. The development of the economy of the Euphrates Island through the ages of history.

V. Cultural Life

This theme deals with all aspects of the development of cultural life on the Euphrates Island including schools, scholars, authorship, etc.