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The Middle East’s Tribal DNA, A Case Study…….

 

“Conflicts within the Middle East cannot be separated from its peoples’ culture. Seventh-century Arab tribal culture influenced Islam and its adherents’ attitudes toward non-Muslims. Today, the embodiment of Arab culture and tribalism within Islam impacts everything from family relations, to governance, to conflict. While many diplomats and analysts view the Arab-Israeli dispute and conflicts between Muslim and non-Muslim communities through the prism of political grievance, the roots of such conflicts lie as much in culture and Arab tribalism.”

An excellent article by Philip Carl Salzman at the Middle East Quarterly, addresses the established order in Arab/Islamic culture, which is comprised of security, based in the tradition of “balanced opposition”. A must read if one really wants to know all of the contributing factors to Middle Eastern thinking. More hereVia David Hornik

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