On 10/10/2026, the Karim Alaka Foundation, in cooperation with the Jamal Irfan Cultural Foundation and sponsored by Dr. Taha Rasul, organized the Jalal Taqi Forum at Mahwi Hall in the Ramada Hotel, in the presence of more than 200 guests.

The gathering began with a moment of silence honoring the pure souls of the martyrs and the writer and translator Jalal Taqi. Following that, Bakhtiar Saeed, Director of the Karim Alaka Foundation, delivered a speech discussing the strategic programs currently pursued by the foundation. Next, a documentary on the writer’s life produced by Gali Kurdistan TV was screened. Afterwards, a message from his friend, Dr. Shukriya Rasul, was read by Wrya Hassan, Director of the Jamal Irfan Cultural Foundation. Then, Dr. Muhammad Hama Salih presented a paper titled “Jalal Taqi and the Heritage Association,” followed by Mr. Muhammad Mardan, who presented “Jalal Taqi and a Garden of Colorful Flowers.”

Subsequently, Mr. Ardalan Abdullah presented on the topic “Jalal Taqi and Translation.” At the conclusion, the Karim Alaka Foundation’s special award was presented by Mr. Rahbar Saeed Ibrahim to Ms. Niamat Haji Ahmadi Malkandi, the wife of Jalal Taqi. The ceremony then concluded with the distribution of one of the writer’s publications, titled “The Man Who Dared to Ask,” to the attending guests.