Shakhwan Abdullah asks Al-Kazemi to use the Kurdish language in the official books of all ministries

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[size=52]Shakhwan Abdullah asks Al-Kazemi to use the Kurdish language in the official books of all ministries and bodies[/size]

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[size=45]The Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Shakhwan Abdullah, sent an official letter to Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, in which he stressed that the failure to use the Kurdish language in the official books of all ministries and independent bodies is “an explicit violation of the articles of the constitution and the laws in force.”[/size]
[size=45]Shakhwan Abdullah indicated in the book he addressed to Al-Kazemi, dated September 6, 2022, to “the presence of the Arabic and English languages ​​on the official form of all ministries and independent bodies,” stressing that this is “an explicit violation of the articles of the constitution and the laws in force, because the Kurdish language is the official language. In addition to the Arabic language, based on Article (4/First) of the Constitution, and Article (2/Fourth) of the Official Languages ​​Law No. (7) of 2014.”[/size]
[size=45]The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives called on the Prime Minister to “instruct all ministries, formations and independent bodies that the Kurdish language must be mentioned instead of the English language in the form of their official communications.”[/size]
[size=45]We will file a lawsuit against the Prime Minister if the ministries insist on removing the Kurdish language[/size]
[size=45]In this context, Shakhwan Abdullah said on Tuesday (September 12, 2022), that they will work to cancel the decision to remove the Kurdish language from the health leave in Kirkuk, calling at the same time not to underestimate the non-use of the Kurdish language, because it is not limited to the health leave in Kirkuk. .[/size]
[size=45]He said that there was a "very great inaction" by the Kurdish ministers and the President of the Republic, and all those who assumed responsibilities in Baghdad during the last period, stressing that the Kurdish language is an "official language."[/size]
[size=45]The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives saw that this matter could have been addressed, noting that he had no luck when he went to Baghdad, that many ministries removed the Kurdish language from the “official format.”[/size]
[size=45]He revealed that the official books of the House of Representatives and parliament’s offices now include both Arabic and Kurdish, after the matter was “corrected” by refusing to deal with any book that does not include the Kurdish language.[/size]
[size=45]Shakhwan Abdullah, warned that they would file a lawsuit against the prime minister, if the ministries insisted on removing the Kurdish language from their official books.[/size]
[size=45]This comes, while the Director of Kirkuk Health, Nabil Hamdi Bushnak, announced in a statement on Tuesday (September 13, 2022), that prohibiting the use of the Kurdish language in health holidays is a decision taken by the Iraqi Ministry of Health and they have nothing to do with the matter, while the representative of Kirkuk, Najwa Hamid, indicated, The Ministry of Health informed them that it had taken the decision at the request of the Kirkuk Health Directorate.[/size]
[size=45]On the other hand, the representative of Kirkuk Governorate, Najwa Hamid, explained that the decision was taken last July, indicating that the decision of the Ministry of Health was canceled after pressure and contacts they made, but the ministry returned and sent on (August 28, 2022) a letter to the Kirkuk Health Directorate, requesting that the communications be Health leaves are in Arabic only.[/size]
[size=45]She added that they discussed the matter with the Ministry of Health, and they will follow up on it until the decision is canceled, adding that the Ministry of Health informed them that it took the decision at the request of the Kirkuk Health Directorate.[/size]
[size=45]The Iraqi constitution states in its fourth article - first that “the Arabic language and the Kurdish language are the two official languages ​​of Iraq.”[/size]
[size=45]For its part, the Kirkuk municipality installed on the 17th of August 2022 signboards in the streets of Kirkuk in four languages: Arabic, English, Turkmen and Kurdish, after it had installed signboards devoid of the Kurdish language last January, which aroused the concern of the Kurdish citizens. who constitute the majority of the population in the city of Kirkuk.[/size]
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