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Cultural Diversity and Peaceful Coexistence in the Arab World: Intellectual and Political Challenges
Place of publication | Year of publication | Collation: 
Tripoli | 2015 | p. 113-124
Author: 
Osman Hassan
Corporate author: 
Jil Research Center
Region: 
Arab States

The issue of cultural diversity has become an important issue in contemporary Arab society. It has occupied the problems it raises, such as: "peaceful coexistence". "Unity in Diversity". "the difference". "State of Citizenship"... and others: It occupied a lot of books. and thinkers. and researchers over the past years. A large part of those efforts focused on strengthening the issues of cultural diversity to build society on the one hand. And strengthening the relationship of common belonging to the one country on the other hand. This is in view of the contradictory demands raised by cultural diversity issues on political life, which have left a tragic reality in an aspect of the modern and contemporary Arab experience that requires treatment at the level of thought and practice. That is why we say in light of the experience of living in Arab societies that the issue of coexistence between cultures. and forms of diversity. And the problems that emerged from it are not of a cultural nature. Rather, it is a problem of politics and interests linked to some that coincided with the variables of the growth of awareness of the truth of the self and knowledge of its legitimate rights. Coexistence is also achieved on the basis of the rights and duties guaranteed by the systems and constitutions established by human beings.

 

Resource Type: 
Research papers / journal articles
Conference and programme reports
Theme: 
Diversity / cultural literacy / inclusive
Peace / Culture of peace
Level of education: 
Other
Keywords: 
cultural diversity