Part 1. The Cultural Dimension 1. Speech Diversity and Language Unity: Arabic as an Integrating Factor Zakaria Abuhamdia 2. The Media and Arab Integration Hamdi Kandil 3. The Role of Education in Domestic and Inter-Arab Integation Michael Suleiman 4. Attitudes to the Nation and the State in Arab Public Opinion Polls Tawfic Farah Part 2. The Economic and Social Dimension 5. Economic Interdependence and National Sovereignty Samir Makdisi 6. Migration as a Factor Conditioning State Economic Control and Financial Policy Options Ibrahim Saad Eddine Abdallah 7. Immigrants in the Gulf Countries: ‘Sojourners’ or ‘Settlers’? Georges Sabagh 8. Migration and Political Integration in the Arab World Sharon Stanton Russell Part 3. The Political and Institutional Dimensions 9. The Impact of Palestine on Arab Politics Walid Kazziha 10. Israeli Interference in Internal Arab Politics: the Case of Lebanon Avi Shlaim 11. Integration in the Arab World: the Institutional Framework Ghassan Salamé