The Arab Nationalists Movement 1951-1971: From Pressure Group to Socialist Party (ص 68)

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The Arab Nationalists Movement 1951-1971: From Pressure Group to Socialist Party (ص 68)

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foreign goods which singled out the Arab Nationalists as
the most fanatic group on the campus of the American
University of Beirut.
Without doubt Naser al-Din's example and precept
were behind the founding leaders' attempt to create a close
community impermeable to outside influences. It is signi-~
ficant to note that the establishment of such a community
have helped develop l'esprit de corps among the Arab
Nationalists more than anything else. No wonder that many
"old timers" look back with pride to those formative years
when every Arab Nationalist was "a crusader in the
purification of national life".*7
The founding fathers of
the movement strived to create a better community for their
followers. In fact they aspired to develop a model to be
employed as a guide for planning work on a larger scale.
In other words they likened their small "community of
believers" to that of the future Arab society. They
envisioned every member in the movement as a model for the
future Arab.citizen. "We should practice what we preach"
demanded a directive issued by the Arab Nationalists'
leadership in the early days of the movement. #8
47 statement by Thabet Mahayni, personal interview,
November ll, 1968.
480matalim al-Hayat al-Hizbiyah al-Selimah" [The
Features of the Correct Party Life], p. L.

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

تاريخ

1971-02-07

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Basil R. Al-Kubaisi

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