Pan-Arabism

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Pan-Arabism is a cultural nationalism which seeks to establish a single Arab state by unifying the countries in the Arab world. It is different from Arab nationalism, which is the belief that the people of the entire Arab world are bound together by common cultural heritage. Pan-Arabism also believes in Arab nationalism, but goes further to advocate an Arab nation-state.

Common characteristics of Pan-Arabism are:

  • Opposition to Western imperialism and Western involvement in the Arab world
  • Secularism
  • Pan-Arabism has sometimes embraced socialist economics, as in the case of Gamal Abdel Nasser‎. Ba'athist regimes are commonly left-wing economically while pursuing a strong nationalist (and often Pan-Arabist) agenda.

Nasser‎ was a prominent proponent of Pan-Arabism. Pan-Arabism declined after the defeat of the Arabians in the Six-Day War[wp].

Pan-Arabism has sometimes been associated with racism due to the persecution of non-Arab minorities in the Middle East (including Kurds, Jews, and Persians), and Berbers, the original inhabitant of North Africa.

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