Second Legal Awareness Training Course Conducted for Islamic Religious Leaders in the Soran Independent Administration

Within the framework of the "Preventing Child Marriage Under the Age of 18" project, implemented by the Investigator Organization for supporting role of law and Democracy in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and with the support of the Regional Development and Protection Program (RDPP), the second legal awareness training course was conducted for 23 Islamic religious leaders from the Soran Independent Administration.
The event was attended by Dr. Pshtiwan Sreshmayi, Director of the Soran Endowment Directorate, and Mulla Rasul Gaznaye, Administrative Officer of the Soran Branch of the Kurdistan Islamic Scholars Union.
The program commenced with opening remarks by Mr. Awder Anwar Karim, Project Manager, who presented an overview of the project and outlined the series of ten legal awareness training courses being implemented for Islamic religious leaders across the governorates and independent administrations of the Kurdistan Region.
Following this, Dr. Pshtiwan Sreshmayi delivered the remarks of the Soran Endowment Directorate, emphasizing the importance of such training programs in enhancing the legal awareness of religious leaders and strengthening their role in promoting legal culture within society.
Mulla Rasul Gaznaye then delivered the remarks of the Kurdistan Islamic Scholars Union, highlighting the value of these training programs in improving the legal knowledge of religious leaders and recommending that similar courses continue to be organized throughout the different areas of the Soran Independent Administration.
The training session was subsequently delivered by Judge Badraddin Barzanji, who addressed a number of legal topics related to the objectives of the project. The session concluded with an interactive discussion during which participants exchanged views, raised questions, and received comprehensive legal responses.