WHY DID THE ARAB IDEOLOGIES DECLINE?
October 2nd, 2021
The Twentieth Century was the age of ideologies in the Arab world, with governments wedded to socialism, nationalism, Islamism and liberalism to a greater or lesser degree. However, today, except Islamism (which is itself failing to deliver on its early promises), these once apparent dominant ideologies are withering – ageing shells of ideas that once commanded loyalty and pride.
Why? Probably because their proponents failed to apply these ideas successfully and practically to the societies and economies that they sought to reform. They became empty slogans ...
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