From Muscat to the Maghreb: Pan-Arab Networks, Anti-colonial Groups, and Kuwait’s Arab Scholarships (1953–1961)
This paper explores the development of Kuwait’s scholarship program for Arab students from its inception in 1953 to the country’s independence in 1961, a period when Arab nationalist influence dominated the Kuwaiti Educational Department. The ‘Arab Scholarships’, as they were known, brought students...
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| description | This paper explores the development of Kuwait’s scholarship program for Arab students from its inception in 1953 to the country’s independence in 1961, a period when Arab nationalist influence dominated the Kuwaiti Educational Department. The ‘Arab Scholarships’, as they were known, brought students from Arab countries suffering from underdevelopment and/or colonial repression to study in Kuwaiti schools at primary, intermediate, and secondary levels. Most came from the Arabian Gulf, the Maghreb, and Southern Arabia, with smaller numbers from East Africa and Palestine.It is argued that Kuwait’s Arab Scholarship program was motivated largely by Pan-Arab ideals and shaped by interpersonal networks linking Kuwaiti educators and officials to Arab nationalist activists throughout the region. The department granted scholarships to both governments and anti-colonial groups. These organizations capitalized on the presence of their students in Kuwait to branch out into other activities, contributing to the country’s emergence as a regional hub for political activism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ea13d5a5002f46a2b197a7d3c739bfe72024-02-14T09:17:39ZengCentre Français d’Archéologie et de Sciences Sociales de SanaaArabian Humanities2308-61221210.4000/cy.5004From Muscat to the Maghreb: Pan-Arab Networks, Anti-colonial Groups, and Kuwait’s Arab Scholarships (1953–1961)Talal Al-RashoudThis paper explores the development of Kuwait’s scholarship program for Arab students from its inception in 1953 to the country’s independence in 1961, a period when Arab nationalist influence dominated the Kuwaiti Educational Department. The ‘Arab Scholarships’, as they were known, brought students from Arab countries suffering from underdevelopment and/or colonial repression to study in Kuwaiti schools at primary, intermediate, and secondary levels. Most came from the Arabian Gulf, the Maghreb, and Southern Arabia, with smaller numbers from East Africa and Palestine.It is argued that Kuwait’s Arab Scholarship program was motivated largely by Pan-Arab ideals and shaped by interpersonal networks linking Kuwaiti educators and officials to Arab nationalist activists throughout the region. The department granted scholarships to both governments and anti-colonial groups. These organizations capitalized on the presence of their students in Kuwait to branch out into other activities, contributing to the country’s emergence as a regional hub for political activism.https://journals.openedition.org/cy/5004educationOmanKuwaitArab nationalismUAEAlgeria |
| spellingShingle | Talal Al-Rashoud From Muscat to the Maghreb: Pan-Arab Networks, Anti-colonial Groups, and Kuwait’s Arab Scholarships (1953–1961) Arabian Humanities education Oman Kuwait Arab nationalism UAE Algeria |
| title | From Muscat to the Maghreb: Pan-Arab Networks, Anti-colonial Groups, and Kuwait’s Arab Scholarships (1953–1961) |
| title_full | From Muscat to the Maghreb: Pan-Arab Networks, Anti-colonial Groups, and Kuwait’s Arab Scholarships (1953–1961) |
| title_fullStr | From Muscat to the Maghreb: Pan-Arab Networks, Anti-colonial Groups, and Kuwait’s Arab Scholarships (1953–1961) |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Muscat to the Maghreb: Pan-Arab Networks, Anti-colonial Groups, and Kuwait’s Arab Scholarships (1953–1961) |
| title_short | From Muscat to the Maghreb: Pan-Arab Networks, Anti-colonial Groups, and Kuwait’s Arab Scholarships (1953–1961) |
| title_sort | from muscat to the maghreb pan arab networks anti colonial groups and kuwait s arab scholarships 1953 1961 |
| topic | education Oman Kuwait Arab nationalism UAE Algeria |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/cy/5004 |
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