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Title:	The crisis of Arab national identity in the selected works of Muniz Arazzaz
Authors:	Ahmad Mohd Joma'a Suleiman Al-Kouri (P48928)
Supervisor:	Raihanah Mohd Mydin, Dr.
Keywords:	Arab national identity Muniz Arazzaz Political identity Ethnic identity Selected literary works Dissertations, Academic -- Malaysia
Issue Date:	18-Apr-2015
Description:	This research examines the collective identity crisis of the Arab world as represented in the selected literary works of the Jordanian novelist Muniz Arazzaz namely Alive In The Dead Sea (1982), Confessions Of Silencer (1986) and The Maze Of Bedouins In The Mirage Scrappers (1986). It addresses the limits of nationalism as a parameter in defining the Arab identity as represented in literary works. The conceptual framework is based on relevant and pertinent concepts from both Western and Eastern discourses of Nationalism including the 'imagined community' which refers to the political boundaries that unite the people of a state, and Ummatic paradigm which denotes the whole Muslim community as sharing the same ideals regardless of national boundaries and political affiliations. The explication of Arab identity is based on two fundamental ideals. The first is political identity or Wataneyya where the identity based on nation-state sovereignty, power and domination. The second is ethnic identity or Qawmeyya where identiti is based on the assertion of cultural unity and individual attachment to community. The finding suggests that the crisis of Arab national identity or Azmah as represented in the literary works is rooted both in the autocratic political rule as well as the absence of the practical application of Islamic tenets. It also shows that the challenges and struggles of the protagonists parallel the social and political turmoil of the Arab nation. These findings indicate a marked absence of the Islamic-based identity in the political institutions of the nation-states. The study has two significant implications. First, it shows Arazzaz's visionary narrative in foreshadowing the current Arab Spring. Second, the framework developed here allows for the identification and investigation of the polemics of Nationalism as experienced by the Arab nation-states, useful in reading literary works with political themes.,Ph.D.
Pages:	240
Publisher:	UKM, Bangi
Appears in Collections:	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan

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