Both Wataniyat and Qawmiyat were contained as elements of Nationalism in the ideology of Pan-Islamism, as was seen in that of the Ikhwan al-Muslimin. Such a kind of cultural nationalism in its origin is not strong enough to compete with the real forces of politics, not only in the context of nation building but also of international relations.
After the decline of imperialism, however, the contradiction between the Wataniyat and Qawmiyat became prominent as could be seen in the split of the UAR into the component two nations; in the unification the Syrian secular nationalists were confronted with the politcal crisis, both nationally and internationally, which was introduced by the Baghdad Pact.
In this course of events, the UAR means the prominence of Qawmiyat and its split reveals Wataniyat in both parts. Even so, the historic concept of Islam was newly interpreted under the slogan of “social justice” in Egypt as a pillar of the so-called “Arab socialism” and secularistic modern socialism is prevailing in Syria under the Ba'th regime; both of them are reflecting each nation's socio-historical background.
The history of the short-lived UAR tells us that the futural Arab unity would be impossible without confirmation of Wataniyat and readjustment of Qawmiyat upon the basis of Wataniyat.
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