Arab nationalism

Arab nationalism or pan-Arab nationalism, is a political ideology and movement that stands for unity of the Arab people. The aim of Arab nationalism is to unite the countries in the Middle East and North Africa and together form one strong Arab nation, by working together in the field of military and culture. The idea is also that the same language is spoken throughout the nation.^[1]

Arab nationalism originated in response to the decline of the Ottoman Empire and the rise of European colonialism in the Arab world. ^[2] The Arab nationalists were also against the establishment of the State of Israel and Zionism. They saw this as a threat to their own Arab territory. Arab nationalist are also against the Western cultural and political influences in the Middle East, which stem from former Western colonies in the Middle East. ^[3]

Arab nationalism also had setbacks and challenges. For example, there were huge divisions and different Arab states had different ambitions. The Six-Day War of 1967 was also a major setback for Arab nationalism.^[4] This was due to the fact that the agreements between the Arab states were not kept. After this war, state nationalism emerged. This meant a nationalism of Arab nation-states for their own state and not one big state.

1. ↑ Dawisha, Adeed (2003). "Arab Nationalism In the twentieth century" (PDF).
2. ↑ Cite error: The named reference :1 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
3. ↑ "Arab Nationalism: The Politics of History and Culture in the Modern Middle East". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
4. ↑ "International Journal of Middle East Studies: Volume 43 - Relocating Arab Nationalism | Cambridge Core". Cambridge Core. Retrieved 2024-05-22.