Storytelling, Memory and Momentum : Iraq’s Tishreen Movement

Ali Al-Hassani, Ruba (2022) Storytelling, Memory and Momentum : Iraq’s Tishreen Movement. International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation.

Abstract

While many observers claim that Iraq’s Tishreen protest movement has been coerced into silence, I believe it maintains mobilisation momentum beyond street demonstrations. This is because the movement roots itself in storytelling; as a result, its relived memories of mass protests continue to motivate a collective consciousness.