Arab fascism

Arab fascism (Arabic: الفاشية العربية) is a far-right ideology combining fascism with Arab nationalism.

History
The ideology emerged shortly after the First World War and grew during the interwar period. As the rise of Arab fascism was concurrent with the Arab independence from the Ottomans, Arab fascists were very Anti-Turkish. Arab fascism grew with support from Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, and Arab fascists became increasingly antisemitic after the establishment of Israel. Arab fascism first grew in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, and Egypt. Some Arab fascists included Islamism in their nationalism, and some were secular.

Michel Aflaq had purchased a copy of The Myth of the Twentieth Century, a book about Nazism.

In 1941, Arab fascists in Iraq committed the Farhud, an antisemitic pogrom.