Pan-Arabism

Map of the Arab world
The flag of the Arab Revolt was originally used against the Ottoman Turks, and remains a prominent symbol of Pan-Arabism. The design and colours are the basis of many modern Arab states' flags.
Flag of Nasserism associated with Pan-Arabism

Pan-Arabism (Arabic: الوحدة العربية, romanizedal-wiḥda al-ʿarabiyyah) is a pan-nationalist ideology that espouses the unification of all Arab people in a single nation-state, consisting of all Arab countries of West Asia and North Africa from the Atlantic Ocean to the Arabian Sea, which is referred to as the Arab world.[1][2] It is closely connected to Arab nationalism, which asserts the view that the Arabs constitute a single nation. It originated in the late 19th century among the Arab regions of the Ottoman Empire, and its popularity reached its height during the 1950s and 1960s. Advocates of pan-Arabism have often espoused Arab socialist principles and strongly opposed the political involvement of the West in the Arab world. It also sought to empower Arab states against outside forces by forming alliances and, to a lesser extent, economic co-operation.[3]

  1. ^ Rubin, Barry (1991). "Pan-Arab Nationalism: The Ideological Dream as Compelling Force". Journal of Contemporary History. 26 (3/4): 535–551. doi:10.1177/002200949102600310. ISSN 0022-0094. JSTOR 260659.
  2. ^ "pan-Arabism". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
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