Arab fascism ( Arabic: الفاشية العربية) is a far-right ideology combining fascism with Arab nationalism.
The ideology emerged shortly after the First World War and grew during the interwar period. Arab fascists were extremely anti-Turkish, as their ideology was concurrent with the Arab independence from the Ottomans. [1] Arab fascism grew with support from Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, and Arab fascists became increasingly antisemitic after the establishment of Israel. [2] [3] [4] [5] Arab fascism first grew in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, and Egypt. [6] [7] [8] [9] Some Arab fascists included Islamism in their nationalism, and some were secular. [10] [11]
Michel Aflaq had purchased a copy of The Myth of the Twentieth Century, a book about Nazism. [12]
In 1941, Arab fascists in Iraq committed the Farhud, an antisemitic pogrom. [13] [14] [15] [16]
Arab fascism ( Arabic: الفاشية العربية) is a far-right ideology combining fascism with Arab nationalism.
The ideology emerged shortly after the First World War and grew during the interwar period. Arab fascists were extremely anti-Turkish, as their ideology was concurrent with the Arab independence from the Ottomans. [1] Arab fascism grew with support from Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, and Arab fascists became increasingly antisemitic after the establishment of Israel. [2] [3] [4] [5] Arab fascism first grew in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, and Egypt. [6] [7] [8] [9] Some Arab fascists included Islamism in their nationalism, and some were secular. [10] [11]
Michel Aflaq had purchased a copy of The Myth of the Twentieth Century, a book about Nazism. [12]
In 1941, Arab fascists in Iraq committed the Farhud, an antisemitic pogrom. [13] [14] [15] [16]