Our Arab world today is witnessing a remarkable, inexplicable phenomenon: a steady drift towards all forms of fragmentation and sectarian, tribal and ethnic divisions, at a time when the world is attempting to form larger blocks consisting of diverse nationalities and multi-cultural communities in peaceful coexistence. An outstanding example of this approach is the Europeans’ agreement to elect a president for the European Union, which, unprecedently, combines various nationalities with different historical and cultural backgrounds, and even diverse languages and beliefs