Arab fascism (Arabic: الفاشية العربية) is a far-right ideology combining fascism with Arab nationalism.

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The ideology emerged after World War I and grew during the interwar period. Arab fascists were heavily antisemitic and anti-Turkish.^[1] Arab fascists became more Antisemitic after 1948, where Arab fascism grew with support from Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. Works such as The Protocols of the Elders of Zion also gained in popularity.^{[2][3][4][5][verification needed]} Arab fascism first grew in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, and Egypt.^[6][7][8][9] Some Arab fascists incorporated Islamism into their nationalism,^[10] while some embraced secularism.^[11]

Ba'athism was described by Cyprian Blamires as being inspired by Arab fascism, although with the addition of socialism.^{[12][13][verification needed]} Michel Aflaq had purchased a copy of The Myth of the Twentieth Century.^[14]

Notable Arab fascists include Amin al-Husseini, Abd al-Razzaq al-Dandashi, Saib Shawkat, Taha al-Hashimi, Rashid Ali al-Gaylani. Gamal Abdel Nasser was labeled by Marxists as a fascist in the early 1950s but later acclaimed by them in the 1960s and even after he had died, and Saddam Hussein was described as a fascist.^{[15][16][verification needed]}