Hmmm.. interesting.

And I found this on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan-Arabism

"Pan-Arabism has tended to be sometimes near secular (in theory) and often based on socialist principles, and has strongly opposed Western political involvement in the Middle East. It also sought to improve security of states from outside forces by forming alliances and, to a lesser extent, economic cooperation."

Then you have a point there. "Pan-Arabism and Islam are not compatible".