Arabs hold deeper Arab identification than democratic or global-citizen identity even when outwardly Westernized
Evidence
It is true that many young Arab activists are Westernized individuals who dress, tweet, write, and even speak like Europeans (Tufekci, 2017). But contrary to the assumptions of many Western diplomats and observers, deep within society, Arabs feel more Arab than democratic or global citizens. — Youssef Cherif, Neo-pan-Arabism, 60
Categorization
- XREF: Evidence that professed/inward conviction (global-citizen values) diverges from actual measured identification — directly relevant to the research thread on whether professed egalitarian/globalist conviction predicts real bias. — connects to: Imposing Western political categories distorts understanding of Middle Eastern loyalties; Even fully Westernized first-generation leaders must indigenize to lead postcolonial nations — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 255
- SHARE: Tufekci’s 2017 observation worth forwarding to anyone following digital-activism research.
Broader Connections
- Imposing Western political categories distorts understanding of Middle Eastern loyalties
#corroborates(0.78) - Even fully Westernized first-generation leaders must indigenize to lead postcolonial nations
#qualifies(0.75) — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 255