https://journals.uhd.edu.iq/index.php/juhd/issue/feed Journal of University of Human Development 2026-07-12T22:07:44+00:00 Professor Dr. Zana Raouf Hama Kareem journal@uhd.edu.iq Open Journal Systems <p><em>Journal of University of Human Development</em> (JUHD) is a quarterly academic journal<strong> </strong>published by the University of Human Development, Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. JUHD publishes original research in all areas of Humanities and Social Sciences, including Economics, Law and Politics. JUHD is a Peer-Reviewed Open Access journal with CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. JUHD provides immediate, worldwide, barrier-free access to the full text of research articles without requiring a subscription to the journal, and has article processing charge (APC). JUHD Section Policy includes three types of publications; Articles, Review Articles, and Letters. UHDJST is a member of ROAD, e-ISSN: 2411-7765, p-ISSN: 2411-7757 and a member of Crossref, DOI: <strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">10.21928/issn.2411-7765</span></strong></p> https://journals.uhd.edu.iq/index.php/juhd/article/view/1602 The Impact of Geographical Capabilities on the Distribution of Spatial Variation of Planted Area Types of Agricultural Crops in Sayed Sadiq District 2025-10-17T19:15:55+00:00 Hemn Raouf Mahmood Hussein hemnraeuf033@gmail.com Atta Hamalaw Hama Yousif ata.hama@univsul.edu.iq <p>Sayed Sadiq District is one of the districts of Sulaymaniyah Governorate, located in the southeast of the governorate, with an area of (710.8 km²). In this area, a large area of land is planted with agricultural crops. Our main objective is to reveal the geographical distribution and quantity and types of agricultural crops in the area, with the aim of understanding the impact of natural and human capabilities on the changes in the area and types of cultivated land production, and to advance and develop agricultural activity in the area. The results of the study, according to the data of the year (2023), have clarified that the cultivated agricultural land area in the study area accounts for (39.7%) of the total area of the district. The widest cultivated agricultural area is occupied by winter grain crops at a rate of (74.4%), followed by vegetables (summer and winter) at a rate of (11.9%), followed by horticulture at a rate of (11.3%), as well as root crops and legumes, each constituting (1.4%) and (1%) respectively. At the end of the study, as a recommendation, it is requested that the relevant authorities assist in marketing farmers' products and give more importance to the development of important and special crops of the area.</p> 2026-07-12T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 Hemn Raouf Mahmood Hussein, Atta Hamalaw Hama Yousif https://journals.uhd.edu.iq/index.php/juhd/article/view/1623 Local suitability for rainwater harvesting in several residential projects in Sulaimani using AHP method 2025-08-17T18:55:09+00:00 Ata Muhammed Alaadin ata.alaadin@univsul.edu.iq Sakar Othman Faqe Sharif sakarothman310@gmail.com <p>This study is dedicated to rainwater harvesting (RWH) in residential area in Sulaimani Municipality and five residential area were taken as samples and worked on as samples of the study considering the distance between them (east - west - center - north - south). data are also taken and analyzed for 22 years.</p> <p>In this research, for rainwater harvesting uses scientific methods are discussed in detail with the complementation of each program (GIS 10.8) and (Google Earth Pro) satellites, satellite images and Auto CAD programs Despite coordination with engineers during the writing of the study and identifying the most important factors affecting the rainwater harvesting process in the study area my using AHP method, according to ranking, in general most residential area including as samples of the study did not use rainwater harvesting, Therefore, it is recommended that the government, the Investment Board and the relevant parties take this aspect into account during the construction of another residential area by using context analysis method and practical method to writing this research .</p> 2026-07-13T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 Sakar Othman Faqe Sharif, Ata Muhammed Alaadin https://journals.uhd.edu.iq/index.php/juhd/article/view/1639 Poetry and the Wounded Self: A Stylistic Analysis of Hassan Al-Marwani's Poem "I and Laila" at its Linguistic and Semantic Levels 2025-08-30T13:59:09+00:00 Wrya Naji Abdulla wrya.abdulla@univsul.edu.iq <p>This study seeks to analyze the poem "Ana wa Laila" (I and Laila) by the Iraqi poet Hassan Al-Marwani from a stylistic perspective that emphasizes linguistic structure and emotional significance. This approach attempts to uncover the organic relationship between poetic expression and the experience of the wounded self, which forms the core of the poem. The research relies on a multi-level approach, encompassing grammatical structure, phonetics, poetic imagery, and linguistic shifts, as tools that contribute to constructing meaning and generating emotion. The study also seeks to highlight the impact of style in deepening the poetic experience and to clarify how personal pain is transformed into an aesthetic poetic discourse that manifests the expressive potential of language, intertwining the private and the general. The study adopts a stylistic approach, both linguistic and semantic, drawing on contemporary theoretical concepts in the analysis of poetic texts. It concludes that the linguistic structure in a poem is not merely a means of communication, but rather an integrated expressive entity that reflects the depth of experience and the brokenness of the self. Furthermore, the study demonstrates how the harmony between the various stylistic elements enhances the impact of the poem on the recipient, transforming the text into a comprehensive poetic experience that arouses empathy and emotion. The results also confirm that the poetic style in "Me and Laila" is not merely a means of expression, but rather the essence that weaves the text and gives it a profound human dimension.</p> 2026-07-14T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 Wrya Naji Abdulla https://journals.uhd.edu.iq/index.php/juhd/article/view/1664 The Role of the International Monetary Fund in the Development of Developing Islamic Countries with a Focus on the Iraqi Case 2025-09-23T19:00:35+00:00 Ibrahim Mahdi Arif ibrahim.arif@chu.edu.iq <p>This study analyzes the role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as a global economic organization, in the Iraqi economy (2005–2025) by examining growth, inflation, public debt, and transparency, assessing the experience from an Islamic economics perspective. Using an analytical and comparative approach with official data and literature, the study finds that IMF interventions partially controlled inflation and provided short-term stability, but had limited impact on long-term growth and sustainable development. Public debt and reliance on oil highlight Iraq’s economic fragility, and governance and transparency saw little improvement. From an Islamic perspective, interest-based IMF loans foster dependency and conflict with Sharia objectives. The study concludes that IMF experiences in developing Islamic countries, including Iraq, have largely failed to promote sustainable development, suggesting the need for Islamic financing and greater economic integration.</p> 2026-07-15T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 Ibrahim Mahdi Arif https://journals.uhd.edu.iq/index.php/juhd/article/view/1634 Rewriting Heroism: Ethics of Care, Magical Literacy, and Intersectional Resistance in Nix’s Lirael and Clare’s City of Bones 2025-10-11T18:58:22+00:00 Aso Mohammed Agha asomohammed314@gmail.com Taymaa Hussein Kheirbek Taymaa.ali@univsul.edu <p class="Abstract">Within present-day debates on feminist Re-conceptualizations of heroism in young adult fantasy, Nix’s Lirael and Clare’s City of Bones foreground care, relationality, and narrative praxis as resistance. Focusing on the intersections of magical technique and ethical orientation, the study reveals the ways in which practices of magical literacy and care transform inherited heroic paradigms and thus reconstruct feminine modes of heroism. Lirael and Clary Fray resist socially constructed, and institutionally sanctioned, forms of resistance in favor of emotional endurance, self-authorship, and united means of action that problematize masculinist tropes of conquest. Their magical techniques—archiving and rune-writing—are sorts of feminist revisions of subjectivity and social order, sharing affinities with Cixous's écriture féminine and Spivak's perspective of strategic resistance. From an intersectional feminist perspective (Gilligan and Crenshaw), they emerge as initiatory figures that shift the concept of heroism into care, relational ethics, and narrative repair, thus disturbing heroic absolutism. The argument further suggests the inadequate considerations of racialized and disabled identities in the texts, hinting that Okorafor and McLemore could serve as useful comparisons. Finally, Lirael and Clary impart a fledgling grammar of heroism that emphasizes emotional sovereignty; healing magic, memory, and story enforce interdependence over domination.</p> 2026-07-16T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 Aso Mohammed Agha, Taymaa https://journals.uhd.edu.iq/index.php/juhd/article/view/1607 Effect of spatial distribution on summer agricultural crop production in Halabja province 2025-07-27T11:28:27+00:00 Arkan Ali Hassan arkanalihasan22@gmail.com Atta Muhammad Alaadin ata.alaadin@univsul.edu.iq <p>Summer crops are an important part of agricultural production in areas with irrigated agricultural land, because these crops require irrigation in the summer season and in the Kurdistan Region The study area relies on groundwater and surface water due to the lack of rainfall in this season The mountains are considered to be one of the areas where a large area of ​​arable land is cultivated with summer agriculture, and the summer crops are distributed differently among the districts of the province and the location of the districts in terms of capacity Natural and human factors affect the differences in the distribution of crops in terms of area and quantity of production and even determine the type of crop, the aim of this study is to know and demonstrate the distribution and area The distribution is based on the analysis of data obtained from the General Directorate of Agriculture of the province On the planted area, the amount of production of each summer crop in 2023 according to each district of the province.</p> 2026-07-18T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 Arkan Ali Hassan, Atta Muhammad Alaadin https://journals.uhd.edu.iq/index.php/juhd/article/view/1614 The Effect of the Creative Harvest on Cognitive Representation among Kindergarten Children in Sulaymaniyah Governorate 2025-10-24T01:18:30+00:00 Kharman Othman Ahmed kharman.ahmed@univsul.edu.iq Solav Faiq Mohammed Ali solav.ali@univsul.edu.iq <p>6. The present study sought to investigate the effect of the Creative Harvest strategy on cognitive representation among kindergarten children in Sulaymaniyah, compared with conventional teaching methods. To achieve this aim, an experimental design was employed, consistent with the study’s objectives and scope, and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the analysis. The study population consisted of all kindergarten children aged (5–6) years in Sulaymaniyah city. A sample of (30) children, both boys and girls, was randomly selected and divided into two equal groups: an experimental group, instructed through the Creative Harvest strategy, and a control group, taught by traditional methods. The primary research instrument was a Cognitive Representation Scale comprising 18 multiple-choice items. The validity and reliability of the scale were confirmed prior to administration. The intervention was implemented over eight weeks at the beginning of the academic year (2024–2025(, using material from the first two units of the kindergarten curriculum: “Me and My Friends” and “Water and Food.” Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The results demonstrated that the Creative Harvest strategy significantly enhanced cognitive representation among kindergarten children. Moreover, a statistically significant difference at the (0.05) level was observed between the pre- and post-test mean scores of the experimental and control groups, in favor of the experimental group</p> 2026-07-19T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 Kharman Othman Ahmed, Solav Faiq Mohammed Ali https://journals.uhd.edu.iq/index.php/juhd/article/view/1648 A Cognitive study of body - related idioms in Kurdish language 2025-09-08T21:30:57+00:00 Shaho Salh Hama hussein shaho.hamahussein@univsul.edu.iq <p>This research is entitled (A Cognitive study of body - related idioms in Kurdish language), within the framework of cognitive linguistics, the theory that this research relies on is (Cognitive Semantics), within this theory used the theory of mental spaces (Mental spaces). The linguistic approach of perception is the approach of analytical perception, and the theory of sense space is one of the theories of perceptual semantics. cognitive linguistics, as a new school, pays attention to sensory processes and perceived abilities in the context of speech analysis The fields of language are strongly related to perceived concepts and abilities. Physical surfaces such as head, hands, mouth, tongue, heart, eyes are clearly reflected in their design Physical bodies have played a role in its design and then analyze and interpret them according to both types of sensory space, namely (basic space and constructive space). He identifies idioms according to their meanings.</p> 2026-07-20T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 Shaho Salh Hama hssein https://journals.uhd.edu.iq/index.php/juhd/article/view/1650 Cognitive Metapragmatic Awareness in Kurdish Language 2025-09-10T18:19:04+00:00 Avesta Kamal Mahmood avesta.mahmud@univsul.edu.iq Shahen Salar Muhammed shahen.muhammad@univsul.edu.iq <p>This Research, entitled "Cognitive Metapragmatic Awareness in the Kurdish<br />Language" aims to investigate the relationship between cognitive<br />metapragmatic awareness (the ability to use language pragmatically in an<br />appropriate manner) and the Kurdish language, exploring how Kurdish<br />culture and language serve as a strong foundation that influences pragmatic<br />styles of speaking and understanding .<br />The study adopts a multidimensional analysis. First, it discusses cognitive<br />metapragmatic awareness. Then, through the analysis of authentic<br />examples from the Kurdish language, it demonstrates the reality that Kurdish<br />language users employ their language with metapragmatic awareness to<br />comprehend and analyze the intentions and meanings that exist. This is<br />achieved through analyzing the relationship between cognitive<br />metapragmatic awareness and (Kurdish culture, shared knowledge and<br />common ground, phonemes and words of the Kurdish language, sentences<br />and sentence structure). This shows how consciously Kurdish speakers use<br />their language according to conversation participants and social contexts. It<br />also reveals how Kurdish culture and language influence the development<br />and advancement of metapragmatic awareness, and in turn, demonstrates<br />the role and importance of awareness in the appropriate use of language .</p> 2026-07-21T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 Avesta Kamal Mahmood, Shahen Salar Muhammed https://journals.uhd.edu.iq/index.php/juhd/article/view/1675 The Poetic Melody of Raji 2025-10-01T12:16:35+00:00 Saad Farouq Yousif saad.yousif@su.edu.krd Nawzad Waqas Saaed nawzad-saeed@su.edu-krd <p>Raji has manifested a beautiful poetic melody in his poems, particularly in terms of the external melody of his poetry. His poems are diverse in meter and rhyme, bestowing a satisfying melody upon them. Furthermore, the internal melody of Raji's poetry has granted a beautiful and harmonious quality to his work. This research consists of an introduction, external melody, and internal melody. The external melody discusses meter and rhyme. He predominantly followed the meters of classical Arabic prosody (aruz) in his poems, especially the hazaj, ramal, rajaz, muzari', basit, sari', and mutaqarib meters. He also employed syllabic meters, particularly syllabic meters of 8, 10, and 14 syllables. Additionally, he used unified rhyme and varied rhyme schemes, especially masnavi and tashtir rhyme patterns, as well as repeated, quatrain, and quintain rhymes in his poems. Regarding internal melody, he employed repetition, particularly the repetition of sounds and words.</p> 2026-07-22T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 Saad Farouq Yousif, Nawzad Waqas Saaed https://journals.uhd.edu.iq/index.php/juhd/article/view/1646 Geographical Analysis of the Distribution of Public Parks in Sulaimani City (2024) 2025-09-07T17:42:51+00:00 Sheni Jalal Hama shenejalal0@gmail.com Shirwan Omar Rashid Shirwan.rashid@univsul.edu.iq <p>This study, titled (The Geographical Distribution of Public Parks in the City of Sulaimani), is an attempt to demonstrate how public parks are distributed in the city of Sulaimani. Despite the continuous increase in the city's population and the growing need for a calm atmosphere and more green spaces, the construction of parks in the city's neighborhoods has not been adequate. Public parks are a major factor in purifying the air and the environment of the area, in addition to providing well-being for the residents. To achieve the objectives of our study, we have relied on descriptive, analytical, and field methods, as well as government data.</p> <p>The study reached several conclusions. The Sarchinar neighborhood has the highest number of parks, with 46 parks. However, the neighborhoods of Hakary, Qalyasan, Hawary Shar, Saywan, Awbara and Ashe Spe, Nergiz, Shorish, Qrga, Srusht, and Pishasazi each have only one park.</p> <p>The area of parks varies from one neighborhood to another. The largest park area in the study region is in the Sarchinar neighborhood, with an area of 111,804 m², which constitutes 10.47% of the total area of parks. The smallest area is in the Qrga neighborhood, with an area of 361 m², making up 0.03% of the total park area.</p> <p>The density of the distribution of park areas also varies. The parks with the highest density fall into the area class of (14292-28222) m², which includes 10 parks with a total area of 227863 m², representing 21.3% of the total park area. The parks with the lowest density are in the area class of (83947-97877) m², which includes only one park with an area of 92,600 m², accounting for 8.6% of the total park area.</p> <p>To make the city of Sulaimani greener, the number of parks should be increased to create a beautiful landscape and a clean environment. Parks should be established in neighborhoods that do not have any, in order to achieve a balanced distribution of parks in the area</p> 2026-07-23T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 Sheni Jalal Hama, . Shirwan Omar Rashid https://journals.uhd.edu.iq/index.php/juhd/article/view/1645 The Impact of Climate Characteristics on the Disease infection in Kfri District 2025-10-19T23:25:44+00:00 Ahmed Aziz Abdulla ahmad.aziz@garmian.edu.krd <p>This study explains the relationship and effect of climatic breed characteristics on the infection of poultry (broiler chickens) with diseases in Kafri district The main question of the research is whether the climate types in Kafri district have an impact and role in the infection of broiler diseases according to the seasons?To answer this question and reach a correct conclusion, the study relies on the use of infection data and recording cases for three years (2022-2024), and climate data for Kafri district (2013-2024). With the use of geographical methods of praise and quantitative analysis and programs (GIS10.5) (SPSS13). The study concluded that climate species have different degrees of influence on poultry diseases, with viral diseases being the most common From the transitional seasons, due to the constant sudden changes in the weather that cause them stress, weaken their immune system and make them susceptible to viral diseases. Statistical evaluation showed that temperature (mean temperature deviation) has the greatest impact on the appearance of viral diseases, reaching (88%). Coccidia is most common in winter due to high humidity and suitable temperature for this disease. Statistical evaluation showed that relative humidity is more effective than other species There is a grade on inflammatory bowel disease and reaches (99%).Bacterial diseases such as respiratory diseases have the highest incidence in both spring and autumn, because these two seasons are generally warmer than both winter and summer The air is changing rapidly, in addition to the temperature difference between day and night, which falls above and below the required temperature. Statistical evaluation showed that gender characteristics of temperature (temperature difference between day and night) is primarily responsible for the incidence of this disease compared to other genders, so that the rate The effectiveness reaches (90%).</p> 2026-07-26T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 Ahmed Aziz Abdulla https://journals.uhd.edu.iq/index.php/juhd/article/view/1629 Analysis of Geomorphological Slope Characteristics in the Sagrma Mountain Range 2025-08-24T21:22:34+00:00 Goran Samad MohammedNaqi گoran.samad91@gmail.com Saya Salam Sabir saya.sabir@univsul.edu.iq <p>Slope is a fundamental characteristic in geomorphology, significantly influencing a range of geomorphological factors and processes.[<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=E&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fvertexaisearch.cloud.google.com%2Fgrounding-api-redirect%2FAUZIYQHsyVgsAfux_LC4DJCxbUi-38_MR9Y83noLGOrghAxnZL8TMSlAwW8_2mI0h4EjMTTXb79ve4WdkwtGs6-KZXgNJPd9a5wIOtxg_ONcgs29_pJW8xS7vD28RGVuHpmTAPvZakauIA5bKujbSABC7A%3D%3D">1</a>] This study aims to conduct a quantitative analysis of the primary slope characteristics within the Sagrma mountain range. The study area is a rugged mountain range featuring diverse geomorphological forms, covering an area of 339.7 km² with a length of 52.7 km. It constitutes the topographical boundary between the mountainous and semi-mountainous zones, extending from Darbandi Basara to the village of Barkal. The region's topography varies in elevation from 900 to 1872 meters. The slope gradient, measured according to Young's scale, ranges from 0 to over 45.1 degrees. This topographical variance results in distinct differences in slope properties—including slope degree, aspect (direction), form (shape), and hillshade (solar illumination). Key findings from the analysis indicate that the northern slopes of the range generally possess a lower slope degree compared to the steeper southern slopes. Furthermore, a significant seasonal variation in shaded areas was identified; the area experiencing extensive shading measures 19.6 km² during the summer, increasing to 59.7 km² in the winter.</p> 2026-07-27T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 Goran Samad MohammedNaqi, Saya Salam Sabir https://journals.uhd.edu.iq/index.php/juhd/article/view/1620 The consequences of ethical standards on the dissemination of fake news in the media 2025-11-11T00:13:21+00:00 Aram Faris Mohammed aram.fars1990@gmail.com Kawa Ezaddin Abdulrahman kawa.abdulrahman@univsul.edu.iq <p>This study, entitled (The Consequences of Ethical Standards on the Dissemination of False News in the Media), aims to determine the consequences that ethical standards can have on media information, as well as presenting the type of news; Step 3: The research group is teachers of Sulaimani education, and the sample of the research is (274) teachers of both eastern and western education of Sulaimani.</p> <p>This study has several objectives: to identify the consequences that ethical standards can have on media information, to present this type of news; They are more likely to spread false news, and show the level of uncertainty of the researchers about the media information, as well as knowing the level of reaction of the research sample to reduce their uncertainty about the information. The study reached several conclusions, including: Ignoring ethical standards and violating them re-emphasizes that fake news has become a phenomenon in the media and the media can lose the trust of the audience Researchers are often unsure of the information and news published in the media. Whenever they are exposed to false news, they try to change the media channel and look for other sources to verify the truthfulness of the information News.</p> 2026-07-28T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 Aram Faris Mohammed, Kawa Ezaddin Abdulrahman