{"id":48859,"date":"2026-03-05T15:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/?p=48859"},"modified":"2026-06-23T09:36:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:36:53","slug":"painting-therapy-session-at-the-college-of-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/2026\/03\/05\/painting-therapy-session-at-the-college-of-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Painting Therapy Session at the College of Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"relative basis-auto flex-col -mb-(--composer-overlap-px) pb-(--composer-overlap-px) [--composer-overlap-px:28px] grow flex\" data-voice-floating-orb-focus-background=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm\">\n<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\">\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a2e6e23-0744-83eb-ba34-39366557b92d-38\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none 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environment.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"295\" data-end=\"631\">In this context, the Cultural Unit at the College of Science, in collaboration with the Iqra Cultural Club, concluded its interactive session titled \u201cPsychological Therapy through Painting,\u201d held in the garden of the Department of Geology and Petroleum, with the participation of more than 25 students from various academic disciplines.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"880\">The session aimed to provide a safe space for free expression and emotional release, while contributing to enhancing students\u2019 psychological balance by using painting as a therapeutic tool that helps regulate emotions and restore internal harmony.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"882\" data-end=\"1171\">The program was implemented in cooperation with the artist <strong><em data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"959\">Mashael Al-Mufti<\/em><\/strong>, who provided specialized artistic guidance that helped participants explore their expressive abilities, break psychological barriers, and transform emotions into paintings reflecting their personal experiences.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1173\" data-end=\"1432\">The organizers ensured the provision of all professional painting materials, creating a suitable environment for creativity\u2014free from distractions\u2014allowing students to fully engage in the artistic experience in both its psychological and aesthetic dimensions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1434\" data-end=\"1733\">At the end of the activity, the organizing body expressed its gratitude to all those who contributed to the success of this initiative, emphasizing the importance of continuing to organize meaningful cultural and psychological activities that enhance student well-being within the university campus.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1740\" data-end=\"1808\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong>Government Media and Communication Division<\/strong><br data-start=\"1783\" data-end=\"1786\" \/><strong>Thursday, 5 March 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1740\" data-end=\"1808\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/06\/1-2-13-400x267-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-48861\" src=\"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/06\/1-2-13-400x267-2-300x200.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/06\/1-2-13-400x267-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27200%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20200%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27200%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/06\/1-2-13-400x267-2-200x134.jpg 200w, 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In this context, the Cultural Unit at the College of Science, in collaboration with the Iqra Cultural Club, concluded its interactive session titled \u201cPsychological Therapy through Painting,\u201d held in the garden of the Department of Geology and Petroleum, with the participation of more than 25 students from various academic disciplines. The session aimed to provide a safe space for free expression and emotional release, while <a href=\"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/2026\/03\/05\/painting-therapy-session-at-the-college-of-science\/\"> [Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":48860,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48859"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48866,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48859\/revisions\/48866"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}