THE POLITICAL DISCOURSE OF THE SHIITE AUTHORITY TOWARD AMERICAN POLICY IN IRAQ AFTER 2003: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY

Abstract

The paper under consideration analyzes the discursive language used by the Shiite religious leader in Iraq since the year 2003 concerning the political change and US invasion as the powerful nation in Iraq. It stresses upon the place of religious authorities in forming the attitude of people and examines the character of religious and national discourse, which the authority spreads. The role of the authority in the political standpoints of the American presence is also a subject of the study, which is examined by analyzing their sermons and statements. The study attempts to conceptualize this conversation as an intellectual and political tool that impacted the thoughts of Iraqi people.

Keywords: Shiite authority, religious discourse, American policy, Iraq after 2003, political analysis.