Minority Participation in Informal Institutions in Iraq after 2005

Abstract

Participation of persons belonging to minorities in public affairs in some aspects of political life, and their participation of some non-governmental institutions is necessary to preserve their identity and eliminate their social exclusion. It is part of containing policies adopted by states to guarantee societal varieties concerning public places, non governmental institutions, and civil society Organizations. governments, through public messages, the media, and also through the expression of rejecting violence, persons belonging to minorities in these governments are adequately represented in informal institutions, having the right to vote sometimes, at least in the areas where the majority live, their participation will be meaningful and purposeful and not only symbolic. The role of minorities in the political process after 2003 in Iraq did not resolve their constant presence in the administration of the Iraqi state and their political participation.