The Arab Nationalists Movement 1951-1971: From Pressure Group to Socialist Party (ص 15)

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The Arab Nationalists Movement 1951-1971: From Pressure Group to Socialist Party (ص 15)

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Nevertheless, within the general Islamic environment there
emerged a new school of thought which was in favor of
settling the Arab question by creating an autonomous Arab
province within the Ottoman Empire on the basis of
decentralization. This school which originated outside
the main stream of Arab national thought and in opposition
to the latter's call for separation from the Ottoman
Empire had indirectly served the national movement by
drawing into its ranks larger segments of the population
who refused to associate themselves with the national
separatist movement owing to the religious bond. However,
they welcomed the new trend in the national movement which
introduced the concept of decentralization and worked
within the common framework of the existing Islamic
society. Thus the call for autonomy contributed to the
awakening of the national consciousness, for by merely
putting forward the idea of autonomy it became a factor
that awakened and uncovered the distinct identity of the
Arab nation.
It might be useful to mention here that the period
during which the trend which called for decentralization
was gaining momentum coincided with the activities of the
Young Turks against the reign of Abdul Hamid II
(1876-1909), one of the most reactionary rulers of the
Ottoman Empire. The Committee of Union and Progress which
eventually brought down the despotic rule of Abdul Hamid II
had early in its history approached the Arab organizations

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The Arab Nationalists Movement 1951-1971: From Pressure Group to Socialist Party

تاريخ

1971-02-07

المنشئ

Basil R. Al-Kubaisi

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