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Shafaq News- Al-Sulaymaniyah
The University of Sulaimani (Al-Sulaymaniyah) is
investigating Dr. Abdul Latif Ahmed Mustafa, known as “Abdul Latif al-Salafi,”
a lecturer at the College of Islamic Sciences and a Salafi figure* in the
Kurdistan Region, after recordings surfaced online referencing romantic
relationships with female students attending his classes.
The recordings circulated after a Kurdish activist based in
Europe reportedly leaked them, prompting the university to launch legal procedures
and form a higher investigative committee to review the allegations and the
circumstances surrounding their release.
“Any proven violations would be handled under applicable
laws, and the outcome of the investigation will be published once completed,”
the university added.
The case has triggered reactions among students at the
College of Islamic Sciences, who issued a letter to public opinion, the Kurdish
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the university
presidency, and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP)— the leading party in the
Kurdistan Region— expressing concern over harassment of female students while
claiming “unequal treatment and discrimination within the college.’’
Students also rejected the lecturer’s continued involvement
in teaching or administrative duties, urging a boycott of classes at the start
of the upcoming academic year, and framed the move as necessary to ensure
accountability and protect the reputation of the University of Sulaimani,
Al-Sulaymaniyah, and the Kurdistan Region.
*A Salafi figure refers to someone who follows or promotes
Salafism, a conservative movement within Sunni Islam.