Journal of University of Human Development
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<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>University of Human Development - Iraqen-USJournal of University of Human Development2411-7757The Impact of Geographical Capabilities on the Distribution of Spatial Variation of Planted Area Types of Agricultural Crops in Sayed Sadiq District
https://journals.uhd.edu.iq/index.php/juhd/article/view/1602
<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>Hemn Raouf Mahmood HusseinAtta Hamalaw Hama Yousif
Copyright (c) 2026 Hemn Raouf Mahmood Hussein, Atta Hamalaw Hama Yousif
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2026-07-122026-07-1212311710.21928/juhd.v12n3y2026.pp1-17Local suitability for rainwater harvesting in several residential projects in Sulaimani using AHP method
https://journals.uhd.edu.iq/index.php/juhd/article/view/1623
<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>Ata Muhammed Alaadin Sakar Othman Faqe Sharif
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2026-07-132026-07-13123183010.21928/juhd.v12n3y2026.pp18-30Poetry and the Wounded Self: A Stylistic Analysis of Hassan Al-Marwani's Poem "I and Laila" at its Linguistic and Semantic Levels
https://journals.uhd.edu.iq/index.php/juhd/article/view/1639
<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>Wrya Naji Abdulla
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2026-07-142026-07-14123313710.21928/juhd.v12n3y2026.pp31-37The Role of the International Monetary Fund in the Development of Developing Islamic Countries with a Focus on the Iraqi Case
https://journals.uhd.edu.iq/index.php/juhd/article/view/1664
<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>Ibrahim Mahdi Arif
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2026-07-152026-07-15123384810.21928/juhd.v12n3y2026.pp38-48Rewriting Heroism: Ethics of Care, Magical Literacy, and Intersectional Resistance in Nix’s Lirael and Clare’s City of Bones
https://journals.uhd.edu.iq/index.php/juhd/article/view/1634
<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>Aso Mohammed AghaTaymaa Hussein Kheirbek
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2026-07-162026-07-16123495610.21928/juhd.v12n3y2026.pp49-56