Editing Criticisms of globalization (section)

=== Arab and Muslim countries ===
While many Muslims welcome globalization, many other Muslims see globalism to be [[Imperialism|imperialistic]] and a cultural invasion that attempts to destroy their heritage and cultural beliefs.<ref name=":3">{{cite journal <!-- Deny Citation Bot--> |last1=Najjar |first1=Fauzi |title=The Arabs, Islam and Globalization |journal=Middle East Policy |date=September 2005 |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=91–106 |doi=10.1111/j.1061-1924.2005.00215.x|id = {{ProQuest|203690756}}}}</ref>

Despite the differing opinions of globalization, there is wide consensus among Arab authors that globalism is [[Americanism (ideology)|Americanism]]— the implementation of American cultures and ideals into other countries.<ref name=":3" />

Globalization is especially threatening to Arab nations because Islam is not simply a religious practice, but it dominates laws and social norms such as marriages and spending habits. Since globalization is seen to be a way of [[Secularization|secularizing]] a nation, Muslims also see it as a cultural and religious invasion, requiring the separation of religion and daily life. Radicalists see it as a perversion of pure Islamic doctrine, as globalization is seen to merge the domain of Islam ([[Divisions of the world in Islam#Dar al-Islam|Dar al-Islam]]) and the domain of infidelity ([[Dar al-Kufr|Dar-al-Kufr]]).<ref name=":3" />

The Western control of media is viewed by many Arab authors as a way to brainwash young Muslims to strip them of their nationality and cultural heritage. Opponents of globalism oppose the creation of a new, global, hegemonic culture, referencing  [[Quran 49:13]] which states that God has purposefully divided mankind into different nations and tribes. Arab intellectuals have stated that globalization rids the earth of human cultural diversity and civilizations’ peculiarities. Authors and publishers have expressed fear of Western ideals penetrating their nations.<ref name=":3" />