Doctoral thesis in the Department of History / College of Education for Humanities, University of Basra - The Tunisian revolution in Iraqi newspapers 2010-2011, a historical study
The thesis dealt with the study of the Tunisian revolution in Iraqi newspapers for the period 2010-2011, according to the study plan, which consisted of an introduction, six chapters, and a conclusion. The first chapter focused on (Iraqi newspapers that were published between the years 2003-2011), while the second chapter was entitled (Monitoring Iraqi newspapers on the causes of the Tunisian revolution and its events, December 17, 2010 - January 14, 2011), and the third chapter was entitled (Iraqi newspapers’ follow-up of the role of active forces in the Tunisian revolution between December 17, 2010 - January 14, 2011), while the fourth chapter shed light on (Iraqi newspapers monitored the repercussions of the Tunisian revolution on internal political developments in Tunisia, January 15 - February 27, 2011), while the fifth chapter studied (Iraqi newspapers monitored Tunisian political developments, February 27 - December 26, 2011), and chapter six dealt with (Iraqi newspapers monitored the transformations Politics in Tunisia (April 18 - December 26, 2011).
The thesis by the student (Maytham Majeed Abd) aims to reveal the events that Tunisia witnessed in the years 2010-2011, through covering Iraqi newspapers and presenting news material based on well-known international sources. It traced the events of the Tunisian revolution since its first outbreak on December 17, 2010, with a burning Tunisian citizen Mohamed Bouazizi himself, leading to the process of democratic transformation represented by holding elections for the National Constitutional Council on October 23, whose mission was to draw up a constitution for the country and form a new transitional government. In addition to that, Iraqi newspapers presented political analytical articles in which they analyzed what happened and gave guesses and readings of what happened. It happened in Tunisia.
The thesis concluded that Iraqi newspapers were an important source and closest to neutrality in reporting the events of the Tunisian revolution. Thus, the study recommended that contemporary Iraqi newspapers be relied upon in academic studies as a scientific material to document the event first-hand. It also concluded that the causes of the revolution were cumulative political, economic, and social that affected society. Tunisian
