HIST 2P72 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ottoman Empire, Turkish Nationalism, Arabs
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History of the modern middle east: lecture eight. Pan-arabism and obstacles to the regional integration of the arab world. Three stages of nationalism: early arab nationalism and the spread of the idea of arab nationalism. Arab political societies: arab nationalism after wwi. Revolt of the hashimite family: arab nationalism today. An arab is any native who speaks arabic. Arabic is the world"s fifth most commonly spoken language. Geographically, literate arabs from morocco through to oman can all read the same newspaper. Religion is one of the most important elements which unites the arabs. Islam is an integral component of arabism, shaping the cultural identity of arabs. Arab nationalism differs from other middle-eastern nationalism because of the immense geographical span of territory which is inhabited by the arabs. There are about twenty countries which consider themselves as arab. They have their own government, flag, and currency.