This book explores the long history of the evolution of Arab
political identity, which predates the time of the Prophet Muhammad
and is characterized by tolerance, compassion, generosity,
hospitality, self-control, correct behaviour, equality and
consensus. The author argues that present-day struggles in many
Arab countries to redefine polities and politics are related to the
fact that the underlying political culture of the Arabs has been
overridden for centuries by successive political regimes which have
deviated from the original political culture that the Prophet
adhered to. The book outlines the political culture that existed
before Islam, examines how the Conquests and the rule of the early
dynasties (Umayyad and Abbasid) of the Islamic world found it
necessary to override it, and analyses the effect of rule by
non-Arabs - successively Mamluks, Ottoman Turks and Western
colonial powers. It discusses the impact of these distortions on
present day politics in the Arab world, and concludes by appealing
for a reawakening of, and respect for, the cultural elements
underlying the origins of Arab political identity.
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