Hawpa's ideology belongs to the
Third Position and strives for the establishment of a
corporatist state under Kurdish unity. It has its origins in the
Hiwa Party (1939–1946) of Rafiq Hilmi and the Kajik Party (1959–1975), both of which were founded on the basis of fascist and Nazi ideas. The group has previously listed their year of founding as 1943, the year when Nafi led Operation Mammoth. The group primarily reaches an audience through the use of propaganda on social media. Through its platforms, the group has promoted the belief that
Arabs should be expelled from the Kurdistan Region, while
Turkmens and
Assyrians should be subject to
genocide. In particular, the group has previously posted offensive material against Assyrians, including denial of
Assyrian continuity and mislabeling the community as
Nestorians, as well as calling for the disbandment of Assyrian political parties and preventing cultural celebrations. The group has also been criticized for falsifying
Assyrian history.
Symbolism The party's flag consists of a black banner with a white circle in the middle; inside of the white circle is the
Kurdish Sun with a
Swastika in the middle. The party has claimed to reject the belief of Neo-Nazism, stating that the swastika in its flag is based on an ancient Kurdish symbol, that the Nazi salute is a Kurdish greeting, and that posts of Nazism and
Adolf Hitler are aimed at clearing misconceptions of its ideology. == See also ==