The causes that propelled them in the glory days are either redundant (independence from colonial masters) or discredited (the pan-Arabism of Gamal Abdul Nasser or the Baathism of Syria and Iraq).

• 将他们推进光荣岁月的是剩余劳动力（从殖民地主的压迫中解放出来）或名声扫地政客（泛阿拉伯主义的贾迈勒阿卜杜勒纳赛尔或叙利亚和伊拉克的Baathism）。