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Sattar Jabbar Rahman
Personal details
Born (1974-04-26) April 26, 1974 (age 50)
Baghdad
Citizenship Iraq
Residence Germany
Position
Years active2003
OrganizationECMES
TitleCEO
Practical life
EducationPhilosophy-Al-Mustansiriya University
Religious studies-Babylon Pontifical College of Philosophy and Theology
Occupation(s)Researcher, CEO
Years active2003
Known forThinker and researcher, activist and political analyst, CEO
MovementLeft

Sattar Jabbar Rahman (born April 26, 1974, in Baghdad) is a researcher, an Iraqi activist and a secularist democratic political analyst . He studied philosophy and theology . Through that field of study he delved deeper into political philosophy and socio-political studies. Sattar Jabbar Rahman is mainly interested in studying the socio-political-cultural structure of the Arab region,.[1] in contemporary democratic transitions in the Middle East and North Africa, in human rights, in women's issues and in the environment challenges, he founded the European Center for Middle East Studies[2] to become the Chief Executive Officer of the center.

Early life

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Sattar Jabbar Rahman was born on April 26, 1974 in one of the popular neighbourhoods in the city of Baghdad. He completed his schooling and then enrolled in the Medical Technical Institute. He was graduated from the Babylon Pontifical College of Philosophy and Theology. After that he has studied philosophy at Al-Mustansiriyah University in Baghad, his interest in philosophy and political sociology was early, however his political activism emerged in the field of human rights including minority rights[3][4],and democratic transitions discussions after the fall of the Baath regime, following the invasion of Iraq by the United States and the accompanying political openness and political freedoms In addition to Sattar Jabbar Rahman's activism in the field of human rights, minorities rights and various other political and democratic activities, he has also organized and participated extensively in many cultural, social and media activities and thus he is a well-known thinker, an analyst and a political activist[5]

Contributions

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Sattar Jabbar Rahman played a significant role by founding the European Center for Middle East Studies.[6] and by holding the center's CEO position[7]، He was interested in studying the local contexts in the Middle East and North Africa, specifically contemporary changes and democratic transitions, as well as issues of culture, women, and the environment, on this context he intends to make the center

an organic academic act that contributes to shedding light on issues, interpreting them, and analyzing the apparent form of the phenomenon and its hidden content, an academic act that history makes and contributes to its corrective reproduction

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Sattar Jabbar Rahman participated in a demonstration on July 14, 2003 to commemorate The July 14, 1958 Revolution in Iraq

Contributions to the field of democracy

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In addition to his intellectual output[9] Sattar Jabbar Rahman has been active as a defender of human rights and minority rights in Iraq through his work with local and international human rights organizations[10],in particular, his membership in the Society for the Defense of Threatened Peoples[10],besides of being a human rights defender, he is a political analyst of democratic transitions in the Arab region[11][12][13][14] For instance he is contributing in analyzing current political issues in the Arab region[15]، Furthermore, Sattar Jabbar Rahman chaired the European Scientific Center's first international conference entitled: Elections and the Challenges of Democratization[16][17]، which discussed the relationship between elections and democracy and the issue of the rise of authorities that do not believe in democracy through the ballot box, where Sattar Jabbar Rahman summarized this dilemma through the conference by saying[18]

Jabbar Rahman during his participation in the Conference on Religious and Ethnic Minorities in Iraq, April 11-12, 2008 in Frankfurt

Our societies today are in urgent need of studying the phenomenon of democratization and tracking its different paths, its different manifestations, the failures of its implementation, and the resulting cases of regression and lack of confidence in the democratic option. Elections are one of those practices that contribute to the perpetuation of backsliding, and their results sometimes compromise the continuity of the democratic transition.

He also chaired the second European Scientific Center International Conference entitled: "New Prospects for Political Transitions: The Present and Future of Democracy in the Arab Region" He diagnosed the importance of studying democratization and its relationship with the socio-economic structure, as he noted:

Certificate of appreciation from the Ministry of Ethnic Culture for Sattar Jabbar Rahman's participation in the Iraqi Intellectuals Conference, April 12-14, 2005

The predicament of democratization in the Arab region lies in the absence or at least weakness of the social support for democracy. Democracy in the Arab region is still an elite desire for enlightened intellectual groups, mainly due to the rentier and semi-rentier mode of economic production, on the one hand, and the distorted one controlled by the bureaucratic and parasitic bourgeoisie, on the other hand..

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Sattar Jabbar Rahman has also contributed to the field of heritage preservation through his press interviews and television and radio interviews[20]، in addition to his key role in organizing and chairing the third ESC International Conference entitled: Heritage of the Middle East and North Africa: Challenges of Disappearance and Tasks of Identity Preservation[21][22] held in Tunis on February 25-26, 2023[23]،and unfortunalety, the Tunisian authorities did not grant him a visa, forcing him to run the conference remotely.

Views

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Democracy

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Sattar Jabbar Rahman does not consider democracy as a static form, He usually referring to it as "democratization." He argues that democracy still unrealized ideal[24],and that ideal cannot be realized unless humans are freed from all forms of exploitation. In addition, There is not a only path to this transformation because democratization is governed by the objective conditions of each society, and he believes that the realization of democracy depends on the strength and influence of its class incubator, and that the link between elections and democracy was made to manipulate the collective awareness[25]

Woman's situation

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His contributions are also crucial in the context of examining the liberation of the Arab woman, and connecting the deprivation of her freedom to the concept of authoritarianism: "Authoritarianism is not based on an intellectual gap, it is mainly based on the fact that the other is unable to know his interests or protect himself, therefore his freedom is taken from her because she misuses it, so for authoritarian thought, the freedom of women means a moral deviation, as she is unable to make a correct moral judgment, and this is basically the intellectual basis of both authoritarianism and the oppression of women.[26]He also believes that women's liberation is a political and social liberation, which requires radical changes in the legal and value system, so women's freedom and full equality is a cornerstone of any movement that seeks to enshrine the concepts of equality, dignity and freedom.

Publications

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Sattar Jabbar Rahman has several research and intellectual publications in a variety of fields, in addition to numerous journalistic interviews and political and intellectual analyses[27][28] However, he has a number of published and peer-reviewed research papers to his credit.

  • اتحاد الشعب... الى اين سائرون؟[29]
  • The economic and social consequences of IMF and World Bank policies[1]
  • التفلسف والإيديولوجيا[30]
  • Mechanism & Consequences of Iranian Influence in the Middle East[31]
  • Taqsa:Theological Study, as an Introduction to Mandaean Liturgy[32]
  • A collection of publications, articles and literary contributions on his Civilized Dialogue website[33]

References

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  1. ^ a b Rahman, Sattar Jabbar (2023-01-01). "The economic and social consequences of IMF and World Bank policies". European Centre for Middle Eastern Studies.
  2. ^ "something". European Center for Middle East Studies.
  3. ^ "Iraq's Minorities in the Diaspora Seeking safe refuge from the evil of ISIS".
  4. ^ "Iraq's minorities - seeking permanent refuge in Germany" (in Arabic). Deutsche Welle. 2015-08-31.
  5. ^ "Mandäer im Irak kämpfen um ihr Überleben". Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker e.V. (GfbV).
  6. ^ ""European Centre for Middle East Studies-ECMES" UG, Leipzig - Dienstleistungen". companyhouse.de.
  7. ^ Rahman, Sattar Jabbar. "European Center for Middle East Studies Guide". academia.
  8. ^ Rahman, Sattar Jabbar. "European Center for Middle East Studies Guide".
  9. ^ "Philosophy and ideology". academia.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  10. ^ a b Yumpu.com. "Programm der Jahreshauptversammlung 2010". yumpu.com (in German).
  11. ^ "Iraq's elections won't work without UN oversight". Sawt al-Dar. 2020-12-27.
  12. ^ Secular Political Movements and Public Opinion-Making (in Arabic). Al Manhal. 2014-01-01.
  13. ^ Sattar Jabbar Rahman - The Revolution and the Leap Backwards, Civilized Dialogue, 2023-11-13
  14. ^ Iran's Neighborhood Policy: Understanding the Multi pronged East-West Approach (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-11-16 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ A meeting that defrosts tensions between the two countries. Xi Jinping visits America for the first time since 2017 (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-11-16 – via YouTube.
  16. ^ "The High Electoral Commission participates in the international conference on "Elections and the Challenges of Democratic Transition". 2021-02-17.
  17. ^ admin (2021-02-22). "First International Conference on Elections and Democratic Transition Challenges". الإخباري (in Arabic).
  18. ^ abboud (2021-02-27). "Iraqi researcher: Arab societies urgently need to study democratization and trace its path". وكالة وسط العربية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  19. ^ abboud (2021-02-27). "Iraqi researcher: Arab societies urgently need to study democratization and trace its path". وكالة وسط العربية (in Arabic).
  20. ^ "Sattar Jabbar Rahman: Civil society is a key link in the patrimony protection system " Al Sabah Newspaper". The morning newspaper (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  21. ^ "MENA heritage: Challenges of demise". Ahramonline. 2023-01-12.
  22. ^ "Sattar Jabbar Rahman – Arabian Records (1st post : Eid Al Fitr – 01st Shawwal 1439 (AH) / 15th June 2018 ) / (BETA testing – Research – starting April 2020 till date, on-going)". 2023-02-25. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  23. ^ "Sattar Jabbar Rahman – Arabian Records (1st post : Eid Al Fitr – 01st Shawwal 1439 (AH) / 15th June 2018 ) / (BETA testing – Research – starting April 2020 till date, on-going)". 2023-02-25.
  24. ^ {{web citation}Title=European Center for Middle East Studies CEO: "Iraq's democratic transition is still governed by its complex origins"|Path=https://mevp.ecmes.academy/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B0%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3/%7CAccess date=2023-11-16|Paper=Middle East Visions|Date=2023-01-06|Author=Editor-in-Chief|First=Authority|Language=AR}}
  25. ^ Rahman, Sattar Jabbar. "Iraq's democratization is still shaped by its highly complicated origins".
  26. ^ "Interview with Sattar Jabbar Rahman, CEO of the European Center for Middle East Studies". Iraqpalm.com.
  27. ^ "Iraq is 'key to the stability of the region. Is it stable?'" (in Arabic). Deutsche Welle. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  28. ^ Kyrillos (2021-01-27). "Exclusive | Iraqi analyst: Baghdad has turned into an Iranian-American "proxy war"". صوت الدار (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  29. ^ "Sattar Jabbar Rahman - People's Union - Where is it going? سائرون..؟!". الحوار المتمدن.
  30. ^ "Philosophy and ideology". academia.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  31. ^ Rahman, Sattar Jabbar (2022-01-01). "Mechanism & Consequences of Iranian Influence in the Middle East". European Centre for Middle Eastern Studies.
  32. ^ ستار جبار رحمن (January 2002). "Taqsa:Theological Study, as an Introduction to Mandaean Liturgy".
  33. ^ "Sattar Jabbar Rahman, Executive Director of the European Center for Middle East Studies". ahewar.org. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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