Abstract:
Creating attractiveness in culture and values to persuade audiences is what soft power is, but what is important is how to use tools to acquire soft power. Enhancing the soft power of the Islamic Republic of Iran requires identifying and utilizing software resources in other countries, taking into account the contexts of the target country, in order to exploit them for national interests. Among these contexts are the Shia Kurds in the neighboring country of Iraq. Given the extensive historical, racial, linguistic, and religious commonalities, having autonomies in some provinces such as Ilam, a history of residence in Iran during exile, and their cooperation with revolutionary forces during the imposed war through frameworks like the Ramadan Headquarters, etc., this ethnic group possesses high potential for increasing Iran's soft power. The aim of this research is to examine the capabilities of our country's soft power among the Fayli Kurds (Shia) of Iraq. The research method is historical-qualitative. The statistical population includes documents, historical sources, and also interviews with informed individuals or gatekeepers; the sampling method was purposeful. The results show that given the many commonalities between the Fayli Kurds and Iran, it can have a positive effect on strengthening our country's soft power in Iraq.
Machine summary:
Importance and Necessity of the Research: Among the soft power capacities of our country in Iraq is the presence of Shia Fayli Kurds of Iranian descent, who, due to various reasons in different historical periods such as changes in geographical, political, and economic borders within Iraq, reside in a population of between 2 to 5 million people, which in other words constitutes more than 10 percent of the population of Iraq (where is the reference for this statistic?).
Due to their settlement in strategic areas, cultural-racial-ethnic and religious affinity, peaceful coexistence, and the history of many of them living in Iran during various periods of exile, they have provided a potential and a platform that can assist in securing national interests and spreading Iranian Islamic values, and help strengthen our country's soft power in Iraq in a win-win manner for both sides (Shia Kurds, our country, and Iraq).
(Importance and necessity should be written from both negative and positive perspectives; several lines have been copied from the introduction) Research Background: Numerous studies have been conducted, each addressing specific dimensions of the subject, the most important of which are described below: 1- Mr. Moradi Moghadam and Basirat Manesh, in an article titled: Investigating the factors affecting the status of the Fayli Kurds of Iraq in the last 100 years, considered the greatest problem of the Fayli Kurds to be their citizenship status, as they were not recognized as authentic Iraqis in Iraqi society, but were identified in that country as an Iranian-origin minority known as "subjects," the consequence of which was various forms of oppression.
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