Arab socialism Arab socialism Arab socialism () is a political ideology based on an amalgamation of Pan-Arabism and socialism. Arab socialism is distinct from the much broader tradition of socialist thought in the Arab world, which predates Arab socialism by as much as fifty years. The term "Arab socialism" was coined by Michel Aflaq, the principal founder of Ba'athism and the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, in order to distinguish his version of socialist ideology from the international socialist movement. Michel Aflaq, the co-founder of the Ba'ath Party and Ba'athist thought, coined the term Arab socialism. Socialism was a major tenet in Ba'athist
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