Pitfalls of Nationalism in the Middle East and North Africa Region

Bendebka, Ramzi (2020) Pitfalls of Nationalism in the Middle East and North Africa Region. Current Research Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 3 (1). pp. 1-14. ISSN 2581-8422

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Abstract

Nationalism in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is a fundamental issue. As long as this fundamental issue is not well discussed, any reforms in the regional system, including integration and state building, would be insufficient in alleviating the challenges faced by Arab nations as they attempt unity in the region. Any understanding of how and why MENA states make political choices towards stability and unity, necessitates the understanding of how they view themselves in terms of representing identity. The objective of this study is to investigate the transformation and the changing nationalism in the modern MENA region. For instance, Arab society has courted several ideologies from Arabism or Arab nationalism and Arab Islamic nationalism, among others. Ideologies do not exist in a vacuum. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the context in which several ideologies interact with each other and affect nationalism in the MENA region. Although Arab nationalism continues to play an ideological role, what is its relation with Islam? Why Arab Islamic nationalism in the MENA region does not unite states or non-state groups like the cases of Iran and the Kurds? It is therefore useful for this article to illustrate firstly, the relation between Arab nationalism and Arab Islamic nationalism, secondly, the case of Iran nationalism and finally, the Kurds and their strive for a separate nationalism.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	9068/79458
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Arabism; Islamic Nationalism; MENA; Nationalism.
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) > H10 Societies J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JZ International relations
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Fundamental and Inter-Disciplinary Studies (Effective: 5th Feb 2014)
Depositing User:	Dr Ramzi Bendebka
Date Deposited:	12 Mar 2020 15:34
Last Modified:	26 Nov 2020 08:32
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/79532

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