Muslim Woman

What step the nations of the world have taken to avoid further disaster
that hangs on the horizon, as a result of the concept of Nationalism?
They have invented Internationalism. There is no going away from the
fact that none of the dominant conception of political thought is more
abused, more discredited, more prostituted than Internationalism. It
has been given a trial in different fields, in its association with the
Catholic Church. Socialism, big business, communism, Jewry, Cartels,
Freemasonry, Fascism, Pacifism, armament Industry and other movements
and organizations with complete failure. Also Internationalism is an
utterly misleading term: from its inception it has retarded political
and social progress by half a century. Rather early in the industrial
age, people of various classes and professions, within the various
nation states, began to feel restrained and hindered by their national
barriers. Efforts were made to try to overcome these barriers, by
establishing contacts and working out common programmes, common
movements, common organisations between groups with similar interests
in different countries. In a certain time these organisations no doubt
strengthened the position and Influence of those who took part in them.
But far from overcoming the difficulties which induced their creation,
such International organisations stabilized and perpetuated the
condition responsible for the difficulties. Internationalism does not
and never has opposed nationalism and the evil effects of nation-state
structure. It merely tries to alleviate particular symptoms of our sick
world without treating the disease itself. Paradox it may be - but
nothing has added more to the strength of national Institutions,
nothing has fanned nationalism more than internationalism.