Arabist.net is a blog focusing on Arab culture and politics
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The Arabist
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About The Arabist
The Arabist is dedicated to covering the politics and culture of the Arab world. It is published and maintained by Issandr El Amrani, a Cairo-based journalist, with contributions from journalists and researchers working in the region.
Originally started in December 2003, The Arabist is centered on Egypt, where most of its contributors live, but also aims to cover other areas of the Arab world–most notably the Levant and the Maghreb. While focused on political issues, it aspires to highlight important cultural trends in the Arab world. What it is not–by far–is authoritative or exhaustive. It merely reflects the interests and the expertise of its contributors.
It has become commonplace in the mainstream press to criticize long-serving veterans of US foreign policy with deep knowledge of Arab politics, culture and language as “State Department Arabists.” The implication is that anyone who takes such interest in the region is inherently suspicious and must have “gone native.” This is taking place at a time when interest in the Arab world should be encouraged rather than discouraged. The term “arabist” is also confused with “pan-Arabism” and similar nationalist ideologies that exist in the Arab world. The interpretation of the word “arabist” as someone biased towards Arabs or who espouses Arab nationalism has unfortunately begun to make it into contemporary dictionaries as its usage as a derogatory term has spread.
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English
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- 3 Al Hadiqa St., Garden City
- Cairo, 1000 EGYPT
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- Arabist
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