Word: arabized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...examination of Mr. Ben-Gacem's own argument supports Mr. El-Jeaan's assertion that Pan-Arab nationalism has become a nightmare for many Arabs. Moreover, an examination of attitudes toward Pan-Arabism among the Arab masses suggests that, even before the war, it was not the all-consuming orthodoxy that Mr. Ben-Gacem conjures...
...altogether surprising that Mr. Ben-Gacem's rhetorical strategy (or the lack thereof) betrays a certain ambiguity about the nature and value of "Arabism." Although he claims to have felt "tremendous shock and pain" upon reading Mr. El-Jeaan's proclamation, "I am not an Arab" (of course not a literal rejection of his Arab heritage, but rather a rhetorical attack on the Pan-Arab dream wholly consonant with the thematics of his argument), Mr. Ben-Gacem concludes that "it doesn't matter to us" if he rejoins "the Arab family...
Israel is struggling to find an acceptable Palestinian solution. While progress might be slow, the Palestinian issue at least dominates Israel's domestic agenda. Can the same be said of Jordan, Syria or the half dozen other Arab countries with large Palestinian populations? Concerned students here at Harvard should recognize the complexity of the Palestinian's problem, and work with, not against, the only country that takes Palestinian rights seriously. Yvette...
...would like to respond to Hazem Ben-Gacem's insulting questioning of my knowledge of the Middle East. In his article, "Pan-Arabism Is Not Dead," (Feb. 28), Mr. Ben-Gacem rudely asserts: "Dear Bader, the Arab masses are united. Maybe if you hadn't lived in Belgium for 12 years, you would understand what I am talking about...
...known, Mr. Ben-Gacem, that I have lived in both Kuwait and Tunisia--two Arab countries whose political and economic frameworks are diametrically opposed, and whose respectively peoples are far from united. How many Arab states have you lived...