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4th International Palestra Scientific Research Congress, pp.486-487, 2025 (Conference Book)
This study is founded on the notion that the Arabic language’s crisis of backwardness or stagnation
during the last few centuries is part of a larger problem of underdevelopment affecting the entire Arab
world. Without some sort of remedy, the Arabic language will be unable to overcome this catastrophe. The
Arabs’ backwardness in language and thought can be classified into five categories. Fixed-mindedness
manifests itself most clearly when analyzing anything. Any attempt to criticize the work will be quickly
dismissed by the Arab worldview. Fixed-mindedness manifests itself in a refusal to accept criticism;
many shades of fixed-mindedness can exist. This mindset leads to a disregard for justice, as well as
impulsiveness and improvisation. Self-centered thinking, also known as ego inflating, is one of the qualities
that have a direct negative impact on language and thinking. As a result, opportunism and despotism
emerge. Intellectual conspiracy is characterized by submission to conspiracy thinking, blaming others,
indifference to the seriousness of issues, a lack of sacrifice, and a lack of creative thinking. Superficial
thinking leads to other concerns. These include narrow-mindedness, superficial thinking, constrained
behavior, sacrificing quality in favor of quantity, concrete thinking, and instinctual thinking. This study
will look at the negative influences on the Arab psyche, how they present themselves, and how they
affect Arabic education and teaching. Practical proposals will be made for the improvement of Arabic
instruction to outsiders, particularly Arabs, as well as for Arabic language research and development.