NASIN Foundation
for Research
NASIN Foundation for Research
Nasin Foundation is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit organization dedicated to conducting academic research and implementing impactful projects in history, culture, sustainable development, economics, and governance, with a particular focus on Halabja Governorate and Kurdistan more broadly.
Nasin aims to strengthen governance, support sustainable development, and preserve the cultural heritage of Halabja and Kurdistan through academic research and impactful programmes.
Nasin Foundation for Research is a leading intellectual and academic platform in Kurdistan, Iraq, and globally. It works to shape public policy through impactful research and transform Halabja Governorate into a global hub for dialogue, historical heritage preservation, and sustainable development.
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NASIN Foundation and the Auschwitz Institute (AIPG) met online to discuss cooperation, document and digital archive preservation, and genocide prevention. Both sides agreed to undertake joint work.
NASIN Foundation for Research was officially inaugurated in Halabja on Sunday, October 18, 2026, in the presence of the Governor of Halabja, the President of the University of Halabja, government and civil society representatives, academics, writers, researchers, and activists.
On Saturday, 26 September 2026, Dr. Hoshman Ata, Director General of NASIN Foundation for Research, participated in the Outstanding Research Papers Conference, organised by Kaysan Organisation for Research.
Hoshman Ata Mahmod
The Kurdish people in South Kurdistan have been struggling for their political and civil rights since the establishment of the modern Iraqi state. they have faced many wars and adversities along the way. The most prominent of these events and tragedies is the gas attack on Halabja on March 16, 1988. Although this incident was a tragedy for the people of the region, it later had a significant impact on the Kurdish cause and the creation of international solidarity. Although the crime was committed on the eve of the Cold War and the regional level Iraq-Iran war was on the way, the Kurdish voiceless in international community, but due to Iran's efforts at the political, diplomatic and media levels, health and economic support for the victims It echoed in the international media. Inside Iran, the Ettela’at newspaper, one of the oldest and most important newspapers in Iran, has been covering the humanitarian, health, political, cultural and international consequences of the incident for several weeks. It can be used as a useful source for understanding the consequences and course of events after 16th of March.
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هەورامان کەمال میرزا، Adl Sdiq Ali، Miqdad Omer Abdulla
The title of this study is )Geographical analysis of the chemical bombardment of the city of Halabja and its impact on the size of its population(، and the site of the study is the city of Halabja in 1988، as a geographical location located in northeastern Iraq، east of the Kurdistan region، and the center of Halabja governorate. Due to the effectiveness of military operations، including bombing with weapons of mass destruction، they are in the field of research. The importance of the study lies in determining the changes that occur in the size of the population due to the impact of military operations، including bombing with weapons of mass destruction، in the field of research. The purpose of this study is to show the geographical distribution of bombs dropped by Iraqi government warplanes on the region on March 16، 1988، and how they affected the size of the population and the migration and displacement of its population outside their territory، especially to Iran. Research methodology is the nature of research that seeks to make use of descriptive and analytical methods. The structure of the research is divided into three main axes: the first topic is dedicated to determining the field of research and information about chemical weapons and their types used in the city of Halabja، in the second axis we refer to population growth، and the third topic is the geographical distribution of chemical bombs and their effects. The results of the study found that most of the bombs were aimed at the city of Halabja and some hit the main exit roads and surrounding villages، causing the death and injury of thousands of people and the displacement of tens of thousands of people from the city and the region outside their areas. Finally، we discussed the impact of chemical bombs and their remnants after 1988، which led to the destruction of the city and the decline in the size of the city's population، due to the fears and fears of the residents of the area about the remains of these archaeological sites، or because they were unable to return to their homeland for any other reason
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Hoshman Ata Mahmod
This study explains the military strategy behind the chemical bombing of Halabja, going into the depths of the political and military decision of the Iraqi state to commit this crime. The reason for choosing this title is to dispel the doubts that have existed since the beginning of the crime and still exist about the perpetrator, whether Iran or Iraq committed the crime. The study, based on official Iraqi sources, seeks to reveal this fact. Using a historical analytical approach, the study aims to examine Iran's strategic objectives in the occupation of Halabja, the Iraqi regime's reaction to the attack and its broad geopolitical implications, using original sources, including Iraqi government military documents external. The main question of the study seeks to answer the tactics behind the use of chemical weapons in Halabja. He says the bombing was not just a tactical exercise, but a planned military action aimed at suppressing the Kurdish resistance, taking control of the area and punishing the residents of Halabja en masse.
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An annual programme addressing issues concerning civil society organizations in Iraq. It aims to improve organizational practices, strengthen civil society, and identify the obstacles facing organizations.
بەرنامەیەکی ساڵانەی تایبەتە بە تاوانی کیمیابرانی هەڵەبجە، بە مەبەستی دروستکردنی هاودەنگی و ناساندنی پرسی هەڵەبجە بە جیهان لەلایەن دامەزراوەی ناسینەوە بەڕێوەدەبرێت.
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