Iraq
From AASL
Name of the country/area | Iraq |
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Formal name of the country/area | Republic of Iraq |
Country/area information | The World Factbook (CIA) |
Wikipedia (English) |
Indigenous signs for "Iraq"
Illustrations in the literature
"Iraq" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 83.)
Spoken languages
Arabic
Kurdish
Sign languages
Population of Deaf/deaf people
Charitable Organisation for the Deaf's official or approximate number of Deaf people: 200,000.; Sign language users : 100,000. (WFD. 2008. Global Survey Report. : See Bibliography below.)
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Institutes, associations and universities for sign language studies
Education for the deaf
Deaf communities and cultures
Religious activities by the Deaf
Famous Deaf persons and hearing persons concerned with sign languages
Sign language dictionaries
Bibliography
World Federation of the Deaf and Swedish National Association of the Deaf. 2008. Global Survey Report. WFD Regional Secretariat for Arab Region (WFD RSAR). Global Education Pre-Planning Project on the Human Rights of Deaf People. World Federation of the Deaf. Finland.
Harris, N. D.C. and N. Mustafa. 1986. Teaching hearing-impaired children in Iraq using a new teaching method. In : Programmed Learning and Educational Technology. 23: 159-165.
Hasso, M. H. 1985. The development of services for deaf children in Iraq. In: Taylor, I.G. ed. The Education of the Deaf. Current Perspectives, volume 4. London: Croom Helm. 2012-2017.
Mustafa, N-S. 1985. A new teaching strategy for hearing impaired pupils in Iraq: aspects of mathematics and science for pupils aged 9-14 years. Ph.D. thesis, University of Bath, U.K.
Hamid, Rajaa. 1977. The welfare of the deaf and dumb in Iraq. In : Proceedings of the International Congress of the Deaf, Tokyo 1975. Tokyo: Organizing Committee. 135-136.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Deaf cultures and Sign Languages of the world: Iraq
Notes
Middle East (general) | Middle East (general) |
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Anatolia | Turkey |
Arabian Peninsula | Bahrain | Kuwait | Oman | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | UAE | Yemen |
Iranian Plateau | Iran |
Levant | Israel | Jordan | Lebanon | Syria |
Areas and others | Palestine |