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Arabism

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Ar´a`bism
n.1.An Arabic idiom peculiarly of language.

Arabism
a devotion to Arab interests, custom, culture, ideals, and political goals.
See also: Politics


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As Tariq al-Hamid exclaimed in his op-ed, "Saddam Hussain killed his opponents in the name of Arabism, honor and glory, and the Iraqi government executed him yesterday morning, before Muslims sacrifice their sheep on the morning of Eid al-Adha, in the name of democracy.
That fear of being swept along in a current of their own blood, as they themselves are letting Christian blood, is what keeps the Alawi regime from being able to negotiate or make peace with Israel, or indeed anyone, and it is why they embraced Arabism and became more "Arab" than even the Sunnis.
Iqbal patiently listened to what I had to say in defense of Arabs generally, if not in defense of Saddam Hussein's campaign of Black Arabism and genocide.
 
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