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...certainly not my place to respond to Mr. Ben-Gacem's outrageous and unsubstantiated charges against him. Rather, as a person actively engaged in campus activities related to the Middle East, I would like to attempt a rational critique of Mr. Ben-Gacem's emotional support of Pan-Arabism...
...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...
...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...
...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...
...Pan said the magazine will likely contain eight to 10 articles. "As more people hear about it, we can increase its size," Pan said...