The Iraqi Spring The Iraqi Spring

The Iraqi Spring

Social Media and Political Activism

  • Author: Al-Rawi, Ahmed
  • Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
  • ISBN: 9789048553693
  • eISBN Pdf: 9789048553693
  • Place of publication:  Amsterdam , Netherlands
  • Year of digital publication: 2024
  • Month: October
  • Pages: 178

1. Introduction 2. System source 3. Starting up 4. Processes 5. Files 6. Memory management

  • Cover
  • Table of Contents
    • Preface
    • Introduction
    • 1 Political Activism and the Iraqi National Identity
    • 2 The Socio-Political Context After 2003
    • 3 Social Media, News, and Information Operations in Iraq
    • 4 Political Activism and Civil Resistance in the 2019 Protests
    • 5 Iraqiness in Political Activism: The Case of the 2011 and 2019 Protests
    • Conclusion
    • Index
  • List of Figures
    • Figure 1.1 Nine Images Taken from Twitter Indicating the Need to Maintain Iraq’s Independence from Foreign Powers, Especially Iran and the United States
    • Figure 3.1 The Frequency of Iranian Trolls’ Tweets Referencing Iraq
    • Figure 3.2 Twelve Sample Visuals Posted by Iranian Trolls to Target Haider Al-Ibadi
    • Figure 3.3 Five Sample Visuals Sent by Iranian Trolls to Attack Saudi Arabia
    • Figure 3.4 Nine Sample Visuals by Iranian Trolls Targeting Human Rights Activists and Ahmed Al-Basheer
    • Figure 3.5 Four Sample Visuals Sent by Iranian Trolls to Attack the United States
    • Figure 3.6 Three Sample Visuals by Iranian Trolls Ridiculing Sunni Politicians and Attacking the Sunni Community
    • Figure 3.7 Four Sample Visuals by Iranian Trolls Showing Support and Praise for Some Iraqi Shiite Leaders and Militias
    • Figure 3.8 A Street Protest in Baghdad with the Same Photoshopped Twitter Image Used Against Plasschaert
    • Figure 3.9 Nine Images from a Social Media Campaign to Pressure the Iraqi Government to Sign the China Deal
    • Figure 3.10 A Sample of 16 Twitter Profile Images of Ayraqy Network
    • Figure 3.11 Five Visuals from Sabereen News Targeting Iraqi Protesters
    • Figure 3.12 Nine Visuals by Sabereen News Attacking Various Iraqi Politicians
    • Figure 3.13 Six Visuals from Sabereen Telegram Channel About the War in Ukraine
    • Figure 4.1 The Protesters’ Demands on Top of Tayarran Tunnel Near Tahrir Square
    • Figure 4.2 Graffiti Inside Tayarran Tunnel Near Tahrir Square*
    • Figure 5.1a, b, and c The Frequency of Social Media Posts Referencing 18 Hashtags on the Iraqi Protests (top, Twitter (Figure 5.1a); middle, Facebook (Figure 5.1b); bottom, Instagram (Figure 5.1c))
    • Figure 5.2a and b The Self-Proclaimed Geographical Locations of Facebook Accounts Discussing the Protest
    • Figure 5.3 The Monthly Distribution of Emotional Reactions on Facebook
    • Figure 5.4 Link Analysis of the Word “Iran” as Used in Facebook Messages

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