political-cultural movement of ethnic, geographic, or cultural nationalism present in Algeria, Morocco and broader North Africa including Mali. The Berberist movement is in opposition to Islamist-driven cultural Arabization and the pan-Arabist political ideology, and is also associated with secularism. Arabization of Malays was criticized by Sultan Ibrahim Ismail of Johor. He urged the retention of Malay culture instead of introducing Arab culture. He called on people to not mind unveiled women or mixed sex handshaking, and urged against using Arabic words in place of Malay words. He suggested Saudi Arabia as a destination for those who wanted Arab culture. He said that he was going to adhere to Malay culture himself. Abdul Aziz Bari said that Islam and Arab culture are intertwined and criticized the Johor Sultan for what he said. Datuk Haris Kasim, who leads the Selangor Islamic Religious Department, also criticized the Sultan for his remarks. See also Cultural appropriation Settler colonialism Arab language Arabic script Arab nationalism Pan-Arabism Islamization Cultural assimilation Human rights in Rojava Arabization and Islamicization in post-conquest Iran Arabization of the Jordanian Army command Arab Orthodox Movement Genetic studies on Arabs Sara al-Qutiyya Notes References External links Genetic Evidence for the Expansion of Arabian Tribes into the Southern Levant and North Africa Bossut, Camille Alexandra. Arabization in Algeria : language ideology in elite discourse, 1962-1991 (Abstract) - PhD thesis, University of Texas at Austin, May 2016. Arab Arab history Arab culture Arabic languages