Egyptian pan-Arabism in the pre-Mubarak era

Abstract EN

In his efforts to found a vigorous Pan-Arab nation, the second Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser initiated radical domestic and foreign programs, which entangled him in constant clashes with the West and Israel.

His successor, Anwar Al Sadat introduced new internal and political policies that put Nasser's Pan-Arabism plan at stake.

As such, this paper aims at debunking the political and linguistic policies embraced by Egyptian leaders in the pre-Mubarak era to establish or loosen Pan-Arabism.

While Nasser was keen on upholding a strong unified Arab nation; his successors displayed, through their presidential agendas, a total disregard of “Pan-Arabism”, emphasising instead Pan-Egyptianism.