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Arab identity (Arabic: الهوية العربية) is the objective or subjective state of perceiving oneself as an Arab and as relating to being Arab.
Arab identity is defined independently of religious identity, and pre-dates the spread of Islam, with historically attested Arab Christian kingdoms and Arab Jewish tribes. Today, however, most Arabs are Muslim, with a minority adhering to other faiths, largely Christianity, but also Druze and Baháʼí.
Jul 20, 2015 · This research, drawn from early Arabic poetry, historical and genealogical sources, uncovers the different responses individuals and groups articulated when confronted by the opportunity to embrace an Arab identity.
Nov 21, 2023 · Below is a summary of an essay by Halim Barakat, published in The Arab World: Society, Culture and State, about Arab national identity. In a conflict-ridden, post-Arab Spring era, his insights from 1993 on what constitutes an Arab is particularly prescient today.
Aug 24, 2021 · Apart from the Gulf countries, the Arab world is a string of failed and failing states. Alongside these crises of legitimacy and governance, is a third: a crisis of identity. With no ideologies...
Oct 12, 2021 · Fortunately, there is a promising improvement in the way Arabs are portrayed, and we strive to break negative stereotypes of Arabs and Arab Americans. Hence, This article is intended to refute common misconceptions about the Arab identity, and answer some relevant questions about Arab culture.
Jun 1, 2019 · An integral first step toward that goal is to revise the conception of Arab identity—and what it means to be Arab—so that it is reflective and inclusive of the diversity and heterogeneity of the Arab peoples.
Mar 8, 2012 · Just as Nasser's movement could not survive the political realities of his era, today's renewed pan-Arabism faces the same challenge it did in the 1960s: ethnic identity.
Nov 3, 2014 · Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have now moved beyond their intense but civil rivalry to a more heated and open conflict around support for political Islamists.
A new interpretation of Arab origins and the historical roots of Arab identity Who are the Arabs? When did people begin calling themselves Arabs? And what was t...
