Assistant Professor Dr. Ahmad AbdulKareem Shaban, a staff member at Cihan University-Duhok, participated in the international scientific conference held at the University of Sulaymaniyah under the title "Kurdish Identity: Between Challenge and Survival." In a research paper titled "The Language of Social Media in Deepening the Kurdish Language and the Challenges of Identity Formation in Light of Artificial Intelligence Technologies,"

The research aimed to understand how social media platforms affect the Kurdish language and how to strengthen linguistic identity in the face of the challenges of modern technology.

One of the most important findings of the research is that social media is not merely a means of communication; it represents a strategic tool for strengthening Kurdish identity in the face of digitalization, especially among young people. There was also a broad consensus among participants that artificial intelligence can be an effective tool for developing technologies to support the Kurdish language, such as translation and proofreading tools. Furthermore, the Kurdish language has a significant presence on social media, demonstrating its role as an effective tool in everyday use, despite the presence of gaps among some groups. Among the research's most important proposals is the need to encourage the production of local content that reflects the uniqueness of different regions, in additi