Unesco identifies 23 arab countries, while the arab leaguea regional multinational organization of arabicspeaking countries that was formed in 1945has 22 members. In the koran, islams sacred book, the belief in monotheism and the. In doing so, they remade and transformed the two big forces that have dominated political ideas in the arabicspeaking world for the past century, namely arab nationalism and political islam. See what more you know about the arab world and countries by taking the quiz below. Nazi propaganda for the arab world is a work of great research and clear writing. Each year, we publish a list of books of interest from and about the arab world. The arab league was formed in cairo on 22 march 1945 initially with six. The 22 arab countries have a combined population of around 407 million and most are classified as under developed. Labelling 381 million people from 22 countries as monolithic arabs is. Transboundary water and the challenge of international cooperation in the middle east. Through archival sleuthing, herf has discovered a previously unknown but crucial chapter in the rise of modern antisemitism in the arab world. One in 20 people in the world live in the 22 countries of the arab region.
Prnewswire the average arab citizen reads around 17 books and 35 hours. The tale of family secrets he encounters while sheltering there begins with a faded photo. The arab world also known as the arab nation the arabsphere, or the arab states, consists of the 22 arabicspeaking countries which are members of the arab league. The illiteracy of a large part of the arab world hampers development of book industry, since it circumscribes the book market. Modern history of the arab countries by the prominent arabist vladimir borisovich lutsky 19061962, one of the soviet unions leading specialists in modern arab history, was published after the authors death. Shukrallah, editors and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The 22 countries in the arab world are diverse, ranging from oilrich states of the persian gulf with longlife expectancy and low maternal. Algeria, bahrain, the comoros islands, djibouti, egypt, iraq, jordan, kuwait, lebanon. Water resources development in the maghreb countries mauritania, morocco, algeria, tunisia, libya. This statistic shows gross domestic product gdp of the arab world in 2018. Major challenges facing higher education in the arab world. Edited, translated, interpreted by herbert howarth and ibrahim shukrallah. Even after the arab countries achieved independence in the mid20th century, their politics were largely subsumed by superpower rivalries and agendas.
Europes neighbouring muslim countries were objects of curiosity. It is a book that i have read since i was very young in many different versions. The best books on understanding the arab world five. While the list gives a sense of the breadth and diversity of literary and scholarly production in the region, it is by no means exhaustive. Algeria, bahrain, the comoros islands, djibouti, egypt, iraq, jordan, kuwait, libya, morocco, mauritania, oman, palestine, qatar, saudi arabia, somalia, sudan, syria, tunisia, the united arab emirates, and yemen. A union of arab speaking african and asian countries formed in cairo in 1945 to promote the independence, sovereignty, affairs and interests of its 22 member countries. See what more you know about the arab world and countries. The proportion of muslims in different countries ranges from around 60% in sudan to almost 100% in. Global reading frequency in selected countries 2017 statista.
Bbc culture how art created stereotypes of the arab world. This is made up of 22 arab countries that are part of the arab league, which was created to unify the arab nations politically and to represent the interests of the people of the arab. The country reported to have read books most regularly in 2017 was china, where a survey among internet users across 17 countries revealed that 36 percent of respondents read a book every day or. Should arab countries pay reparations for the slave trade too. A quiz on the countries in the arab world and language. It covers chapters on the water problems of the arab world. The collection of arab countries in the world is also known as the arab world, arab nation, arab states, or the arab homeland. Within days, most retailers in the arab world had pulled arlas products off their shelves. Its causes and consequences 3 arab countries barany, 2011. At the eve of the arab spring, one out of four egyptians and tunisians young was out of employment. Readers who wish to enquire about this paper should telephone. Significant arab populations also reside in non arab countries, such as the turkish province of hatay, populated mainly by indigenous iskanderun syrians, and the iranian province of khuzestan. The best books on the arab world five books expert. Today, the arab league has 22 members, including three african countries among the largest by area.
With only 2 mow national committees, in a region of 22 countries, the task seems difficult with little. Here are the winners of the sheikh zayed book awards, one. He shows how nazi propaganda harnessed european and indigenous antisemitism to form a lethal form of racism. In june the caricom leaders voted to pursue a claim against britain, the netherlands and france. From left, panelists in a session on censorship in the arab world at the fourth arab publishers association conference in tunisia featured ahmed al shahawy, shukri al mabkhout, kristenn einarsson, iman humaydan, and, moderating. These awards acknowledge literary and academic work, and the 2020 winners come from six countries.
The arab publishers association conference in tunis this month addressed the issue specifically in the arab world. Islam is the religion of 90% of the arab world s 210 million people. However, only a fraction of these 22 countries are actually arab countries with people who are considered arabs by arabs. The population of the arab region is slightly larger than. The arab world consists of 22 countries spanning across the middle east and north africa. Images from the arab world fragments of arab literature translated and paraphrased with variations and comments. The firm they have engaged, leigh day and company, had just won compensation for elderly kenyans who were caught up in the. Half of these books never took place in the arab world.
Although the stories are arab, persian and indian, it is a book that is associated with the arab world and is different from the arab world that you see on tv, which is. The sheikh zayed book awards, among the most esteemed and lucrative literary prizes in the arab world, recognized winners across seven categories today. The arab world is full of rich and diverse communities, groups and cultures. Top 10 peaceful muslim countries in the world duration. Subscribe and like for more awesome videos about growtopia or maybe like this sort of videos. The arab league formally the league of arab states is a regional organization in the arab world, which is located in africa and western asia.
His book is the first attempt in russian or soviet literature to write a systematic history of the arabs in modern times. Arabic, formerly tribal language of the arabian peninsula became a language of power and a lingua franca for a large section of the world. Of these, 359 million reside in the 22 countries and areas of the arab region and together account for five per cent of world population table 1. Europe and the arab world is a wideranging assessment of the prospects for a new relationship between europe and the arab world in the coming years. The one state listed by unesco that is not part of the arab league is malta. The one state listed by unesco that is not part of the arab league is malta and. Those countries are jordan, palestine, syria, lebanon, morocco, mauritania, algeria, tunisia, libya, sudan, somalia, egypt, saudi arabia, yemen, oman, qatar, bahrain, kuwait, the comoros islands, iraq, djibouti, and the united arab emirates. Denys johnsondavies has translated and collected pieces by 30 authors from nine countries in under the naked sky. Reference is also made to the historical context to demonstrate how islamic and colonial legal sources have influenced domestic legislation in the different countries.
The arab world consists of 22 countries in the middle east and north africa. In 2018, gdp of algeria amounted to approximately 173. In the fourth of our eightpart series on music of the arab world, saeed saeed takes a look at music from the gulf region, known as khaleeji music, and its growth from bedouin beginnings to its. Algeria, bahrain, the comoros islands, djibouti, egypt, iraq, jor. And some of the brilliant minds of the arab world had gone to europe, mainly to vienna, paris, london and rome, to try to learn from the west. At that time the arab world, especially egypt and the levant and even. The arab world includes 22 countries including palestine. The arab barometer team consists of partners in five arab countries.
There are 22 arab countries that span over western asia, north africa, and the horn of africa. It is a common belief that all arabs are muslims but this is not a fact since about 5% of them are christians. At that time the arab world, especially egypt and the levant and even parts of north africa, was really in a dilemma. The tragedy is that as the arab world is slowly moving away from their support for the palestinian vision that the war of 1948 is not over and could still be undone, we have western countries. According to a report given at the frankfurt book fair in 20, this means that the arab world, with its population of over 362 million people in 2012, produced about the same number of books produced in countries like romania with a population of 21. Canvassing 148,000 people in all 22 arab countries, the index. What are the countries that make up the arab states. Comoros, the tiny indian ocean island nation that is a fullfledged member of the arab league, is one of only two nations in arab world that have been spared the coronavirus outbreak. This is a list of arab countries and territories by population. These are books that i and others at alfanar media have enjoyed and written about, or that have been brought to our attention. Bahrain, egypt, iraq, jordan, kuwait, lebanon, oman, palestine, qatar, saudi arabia, syria, the united arab emirates, and yemen are the only arab countries. Although many nonmuslim groups live in arab countries, they have long been outsiders, unlikely to progress in their respective militaries, judiciaries or public services. Sixty or 70 years had passed since the europeans had arrived in the middle east in the mid19th century. The decision of the 14 countries of the caribbean to engage british lawyers to seek reparations from three european nations for the slave trade has made the headlines.
Arab world is a vast area encompassing many diverse cultural phenomena,and readers are advised to consult reference books on individual countries of interest to supplement the more generic information contained here. Arab reading index results place arab countries on the global. Likewise many non arab countries bordering the core arab world have large arab populations, as is the case in chad, israel, turkey, mali, niger, and senegal. There is widespread poverty exacerbated by political instability and high. Undp aimed to shed light on the realities of reading in the arab world.