Arab socialism
The Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, also known as the [[Ba'ath Party]] (), is a [[secularism|secularist]] [[Pan-Arabism|pan-Arabist]] political party that synthesizes [[Arab nationalism]] and [[Arab socialism]]. It opposes Western [[imperialism]] and calls for the ethnic "awakening" or "resurrection" of the [[Arabs|Arab people]] into a single united state. "Ba'ath", also spelled as "Ba'th" or "Baath", means resurrection or renaissance. The party's motto, "Unity, Liberty, Socialism" ("wahda, hurriya, ishtirakiya"), was inspired by the French [[Jacobin (politics)|Jacobin]] political doctrine linking national unity and social equity. In the slogan, "unity" refers to Arab unity, "liberty" emphasizes being free from foreign control and interference, and "socialism" refers to [[Arab socialism]], not European-style [[Marxism]] or [[communism]].