A doctoral thesis in the Arabic Department discusses the parallel text in Iraqi novelsThe Department of Arabic  at the College of Education for Humanities at the University of Kerbala witnessed the discussion of the doctoral thesis titled “The Parallel Text in Iraqi Novels 2018-2022: A Critical Study,” by researcher Roua Yacoub Lutfah, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Khudhair Abbas Darwish.The researcher in her thesis sought to highlight the importance of parallel texts such as titles, dedications, introductions, and explanatory chapters, as keys to understanding the novel’s text and its deep meanings, relying on the analytical critical approach that enables the deconstruction of parallel texts and understanding their connotations, while also drawing on the semiotic approach to study the relationships between parallel texts and the main text.The thesis included four chapters: the first chapter discussed the external parallel text, the second chapter addressed the opening parallel text, the third chapter clarified the internal parallel text, and the fourth chapter examined the publishing parallel text.The discussion committee consisted of:Prof. Dr. Abdul Amir Matar Qibli ChairmanProf. Dr. Muthanna Abdul Rasool Mughair, MemberProf. Dr. Rafal Hassan Taha MemberAssociate Professor Dr. Abdul Noor Dawood, MemberAssociate Professor Dr. Ahood Thaaban Youssef, a memberProf. Dr. Khudair Abbas Darwish, Member and Supervisor