The failure of the Arab nationalism project in the 1960s and 1970s not only left its mark in the past, but also continued to haunt Arab societies until today. The nationalist movement, which promised to liberate the Arab land and identity, ended with wasted strategic opportunities and horrific losses: the Arab countries lost their lands day after day, from the Sinai in Egypt to the Golan in Syria, all the way to the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza. At the same time, the interior was plunged into severe social crises, which produced more extreme and violent countercurrents of thought, as was clearly demonstrated in Egypt, Syria, and Iraq.

On the other hand, traditional Islamic movements could not keep pace with contemporary global transformations, and failed to provide real solutions to societies. Rather, it often contributed to the dismantling of the states themselves, as was evident in Morocco, where the Justice and Development Party signed the normalization treaty with the Zionist entity, and the confusion that this caused in policies in exchange for religious and political promises. In Algeria, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, and Iraq, these trends produced profound economic, political, and social crises that weakened national institutions, led to internal conflicts and wars, and contributed to the horrific spread of chaos and corruption.

This reality reveals the fragility of the balance between identity, values, and openness to the times, and places Arab societies facing an unprecedented moral, political, social, and cultural crisis. The chaos we are experiencing today is not just a side effect of globalization or technology, but rather a natural accumulation of decades of failed policies, and the failure of the major movements to protect the land and society, with the absence of any balanced vision that restores the Arab mind to its natural position in facing the challenges of the era.

In this context, the perception of a middle current that restores balance emerges. A movement that does not neglect the nation’s values ​​and principles, but is freed from the distorted religious and political heritage, which experience has proven to be a miserable failure. This movement does not deny religion, but it places it in its correct context, away from distortion and exploitation, with the ability to be consciously open to the developments of the times and modern technology, to create a conscious society capable of confronting chaos without hesitation, based on the core values ​​and authentic identity of the nation.

This trend can be viewed as an Arab version of the European intellectual revolution, which culminated in the French Revolution, when reason was liberated from the authority of the church and society was reshaped on the foundations of reason and freedom. What many may overlook is that the intellectual roots of this European liberalization may have been inspired, in part, by the philosophy of Ibn Rushd, who for centuries called for a balance between reason and revelation, rejecting stagnation and fanaticism, and upholding the value of critical thinking and cognitive freedom. In the Arab context, this moderate current represents an attempt to rearrange the relationship between society, religion, culture and identity, to create a true balance between constants and modernity, and to stop the continuous slide towards moral, political and social chaos that has swept societies between rigid tradition and blind openness to the era, while preserving the essence of the values ​​and cultural authenticity of the nation. It represents an attempt to return the Arab mind to its natural position, so that it is able to face the challenges of the era with confidence and awareness, far from the intellectual and political extremism that has emptied the nation of its strength and status. #Professor_Sadiq_Amin

The failure of the Arab nationalism project in the 1960s and 1970s not only left its mark in the past, but also continued to haunt Arab societies until today. The nationalist movement, which promised to liberate the Arab land and identity, ended with wasted strategic opportunities and horrific losses: the Arab countries lost their lands day after day, from the Sinai in Egypt to the Golan in Syria, all the way to the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza. At the same time, the interior was plunged into severe social crises, which produced more extreme and violent countercurrents of thought, as was clearly demonstrated in Egypt, Syria, and Iraq.

On the other hand, traditional Islamic movements could not keep pace with contemporary global transformations, and failed to provide real solutions to societies. Rather, it often contributed to the dismantling of the states themselves, as was evident in Morocco, where the Justice and Development Party signed the normalization treaty with the Zionist entity, and the confusion that this caused in policies in exchange for religious and political promises. In Algeria, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, and Iraq, these trends produced profound economic, political, and social crises that weakened national institutions, led to internal conflicts and wars, and contributed to the horrific spread of chaos and corruption.

This reality reveals the fragility of the balance between identity, values, and openness to the times, and places Arab societies facing an unprecedented moral, political, social, and cultural crisis. The chaos we are experiencing today is not just a side effect of globalization or technology, but rather a natural accumulation of decades of failed policies, and the failure of the major movements to protect the land and society, with the absence of any balanced vision that restores the Arab mind to its natural position in facing the challenges of the era.

In this context, the perception of a middle current that restores balance emerges. A movement that does not neglect the nation’s values ​​and principles, but is freed from the distorted religious and political heritage, which experience has proven to be a miserable failure. This movement does not deny religion, but it places it in its correct context, away from distortion and exploitation, with the ability to be consciously open to the developments of the times and modern technology, to create a conscious society capable of confronting chaos without hesitation, based on the core values ​​and authentic identity of the nation.

This trend can be viewed as an Arab version of the European intellectual revolution, which culminated in the French Revolution, when reason was liberated from the authority of the church and society was reshaped on the foundations of reason and freedom. What many may overlook is that the intellectual roots of this European liberalization may have been inspired, in part, by the philosophy of Ibn Rushd, who for centuries called for a balance between reason and revelation, rejecting stagnation and fanaticism, and upholding the value of critical thinking and cognitive freedom. In the Arab context, this moderate current represents an attempt to rearrange the relationship between society, religion, culture and identity, to create a true balance between constants and modernity, and to stop the continuous slide towards moral, political and social chaos that has swept societies between rigid tradition and blind openness to the era, while preserving the essence of the values ​​and cultural authenticity of the nation. It represents an attempt to return the Arab mind to its natural position, so that it is able to face the challenges of the era with confidence and awareness, far from the intellectual and political extremism that has emptied the nation of its strength and status. #Professor_Sadiq_Amin