Professor Dr. Hamid Ibrahim Al-Rashidi and Assistant Professor Dr. Ziad Khalaf Zunad, from the College of Fine Arts at the University of Mosul, participated in the master’s thesis defense committee for student Omran Suleiman Bibo at the University of Duhok on Thursday, February 12, 2026.

The thesis addressed an artistic topic entitled: (Artistic Symbols in the Yazidi Religion and Their Reflection in Modern Painting in Kurdistan).

The defense committee was formed as follows:

• Professor Dr. Hamid Ibrahim Al-Rashidi (University of Mosul) – Chair

• Assistant Professor Dr. Ziad Khalaf Zunad (University of Mosul) – Member

• Assistant Professor Dr. Haifa Ahmed Mohammed (University of Mosul) – Member

• Professor Dr. Alaa Shaker Mahmoud (University of Diyala) – Member and Supervisor

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