An academic committee at the College of Fine Arts, University of Mosul, discussed a Master’s thesis entitled (“The Impact of a Program Based on Acting Performance in Interactive Theater for Developing Community Peace within the Framework of Sustainable Development Propositions – A Quasi-Experimental Study”) on Monday, August 24, 2026, at Jalal Jamil Hall, in the presence of the Dean of the College, a number of department professors, and graduate students.

The thesis, submitted by student Aya Nashwan Hazem from the Department of Theatrical Arts, addressed reinforcing the values of community peace to anchor stability and social cohesion, in addition to acting performance in interactive theater as an educational and cultural medium capable of deepening values of social justice and respect for opposing views through audience participation in the theatrical process.

The study aimed to:

1. Build a tool to measure community peace among students at the University of Mosul, College of Fine Arts.

2. Build a program based on acting performance in interactive theater to develop community peace among students at the University of Mosul, College of Fine Arts.

3. Identify the impact of a behavioral change program based on acting performance in interactive theater for developing community peace.

The defense committee was chaired by Professor Dr. Ali Mohammed Hadi Al-Rubaie from the University of Babylon / College of Fine Arts, with the membership of Professor Dr. Nashat Mubarak Saliwa / President of Al-Hamdaniya University, and Professor Dr. Omar Munqidh Mohammed Faisal from the University of Mosul / College of Fine Arts, and under the supervision and membership of Professor Dr. Musab Ibrahim Mohammed from the University of Mosul / College of Fine Arts.

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