​Bayt Al-Hikma – Department of Historical Studies held a meeting chaired by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Naim Abd Yaser Al-Aboudi. The meeting included the team tasked with the project to translate and review the encyclopedia Iraq in British Records 1914–1966, in the presence of the Secretary-General, Prof. Dr. Haider Qasim Mattar Al-Tamimi, Head of the Department of Historical Studies, on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. This comes as part of Bayt Al-Hikma's plan to revive the project to translate the encyclopedia, complete its remaining volumes, and highlight the philosophical and cognitive foundations guiding the institution in accomplishing this major intellectual project, serving as an enduring documentary reference for researchers and the national library.

 

​The meeting addressed the importance of the encyclopedia Iraq in British Records as a scientific, historical reference encyclopedia that documents national memory and advances historical scientific research, emphasizing the necessity of translating it due to its documents covering crucial phases of 20th-century Iraqi history. The attendees also discussed the operational frameworks, approved procedural standards, and mechanisms for adhering to textual fidelity and critical comparison of footnotes and endnotes to address terminology and ideological biases in colonial documents.

 

​Furthermore, the meeting examined the timelines for translation, scientific and linguistic reviewing, and final formatting to ensure the encyclopedia is completed according to a rigorous scientific methodology and made available to researchers and those interested in Iraq's history in a timely manner.