POLS 157 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Modern Standard Arabic, Six-Day War, Arab Nationalism
4 Apr 2020
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Whereas islamism is about the major religious identity in the middle east, arabism (or pan- Arab nationalism emerged in the 1800s with the decline of the ottoman empire: the importance of arab language and culture was emphasized. The arab revolt was a symbol for arab people of rising up and they mobilized in support of nationalism after. The arab territorial vision was seen as spanning from egypt to iraq, but no one was clear on how to do it politically. Some pan-arab aspirations emerged in the 1900s by various leaders: nasser of egypt sought arab unity under his authority, qasim of iraq was a more radical and anti-western populist leader that was critical of. Nasser: qaddafi of libya made pan-arabist, pan-africanist and islamist appeals. Pan-arabism declined as a political force after the six day war. Saudi arabian power grew and replaced islam with their conservative ideology.
