The Middle East

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This paper explains that nationalism in the Middle East is defined, understood and acted upon by Arabs in accordance with their own history and religious traditions. The author points out that Arab nationalism exhibits a uniquely Muslim character. The paper relates that nationalism has gained and lost adherents over time as different regional and international forces have influenced the Arab world.

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"Nationalism has been an extremely significant force in the world for several centuries, especially in the West where it first emerged. But nationalism in the Middle East is defined, understood, and acted upon by Arabs in accordance with their own history and religious traditions. Subsequently, Arab nationalism exhibits a uniquely Muslim character, and has gained and lost adherents over time as different regional and international forces have influenced the Arab world. The latest incarnation of Arab nationalism emerged in the twentieth-century, especially after the Second World War, when European powers withdrew from the region, ending a long era of colonialism. Nationalist fervor soon swept across the Arab world, as Egyptians, Syrians, Jordanians, and other Arab peoples established sovereign governments."

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