The concept of the individual in Arab culture

Introduction:
The contemplator of the twentieth century’s cultural status will observe the conflict between two cultures or two segments of intellectuals that have reached the point of disharmony and discord. Cultural depth between them disappeared, each now aiming to dominate the intellectual arena. The first segment comprises of Western-influenced thinkers, whereas the second group advocates a return to the past and adherence to the ancient heritage. Although both claim to want a welfare renaissance of society, they have ignored the role of the individual in this renaissance, instead seeking for systems to replace the existing social ones. As a result, they lacked any survey on the Arab individual, his reality, requirements, and desires.
The first segment seeks to retrieve and actually imitate western culture, viewing it as indispensable and a standard of civilisation despite of time change. If the West is experiencing the Renaissance era, then Arab culture is living the Middle Ages as per the West’s civilisational classification of time. The second segment demands a return to the past, for it strives to renew it, seeing it as a solution to contemporary challenges. As a result, they live in the past instead of the present. The disparity between both segments has evolved into a cultural conflict rather than a search for a solution to the difficulties of the Arab individual and the cultural and civilisational requirements.

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