Wednesday, May 13, 2009

1967, the Demise of Arab Nationalism, the Islamic Reforms

“In 1967 Egypt was for the third time defeated in war against Israel, and again lost the Sinai Peninsula. This defeat became a symbol of the bankruptcy of secular Arab nationalism, and signaled a profound ideological shift in favor of an alternative project—Islamism.”

P. 98, Peter R. Demant and Asgharali Engineer.
Islam vs. Islamism: The Dilemma of the Muslim World. Greenwood Publishing Group 2006.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

And just look at Egypt now!