An important trend

There is a trend that can be discerned in Arab political culture--especially since the uprising in Tunisia.  There is an increasing resort to Arab national identity and Arabism.  This is true even by Islamists.  We may be witnessing a grassroots resurgence of Arab identities in the region.  I listened today to a speech by Tunisian Islamist, Rashid Ghannushi, and it was striking how much he made references to Arabism and Arab identity.