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Nadia
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Daesh and Sectarianism in Iraq: a critical discourse analysis study of news sites reportage
To investigate how polar ideologies are discursively constructed in news reports of two conflicting online English language news sites, AL-Jazeera published in Qatar, and AL-Alam published in Iran. What are the potential repercussions of such representations on the consumers of these newspapers, or simply, how and why could they influence the reader in opposite directions?
The research will also delineate Daesh’s (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) rise and growth, as constructed by these two conflicting newspapers.
Finally, the research will shed light on the historical roots of sectarianism, and the current reproduction of the opposing news within the news reports analysed.
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Nadia is an assistant Professor in the College of Arts at the University of Babylon where she has been a faculty member since 2002. Nadia started as an assistant researcher in the department of English language. She worked as the department’s Associate Chair for Education.
Nadia completed her MA at the University of Baghdad and her undergraduate studies at Babylon University. Her research interests lie in the area of English language and Linguistics, ranging from teaching to stylistics, with a focus on improving academic writing.
Nadia has served on workshop program committees, invigilation committees, marking final test papers of postgraduate students at the economic and nursing colleges, and supervising research papers of undergraduate students. She also worked as a postgraduate lecturer in the faculty of nursing and the department of history.
Nadia is the instructor of general English language at the college of arts.