One of the major issues that has become a major concern in many countries around the world is the issue of national identity. This concern has been intensified by the spread of globalization with all its effects. In today's globalized era, traits of national identity have been eroded in favor of a more global character. Technological developments in all fields, and especially in mass communications technology, have transformed the world into a global village. As a result, preserving a country's national identity has become a dilemma for many governments. In the Arab world, and especially in the Gulf region, protecting national identity has become a question of existence. Gulf Arab political leaders have placed this issue at the top of their priorities for several reasons. First, all societies have witnessed the drastic impact of globalization and Gulf societies are no exception. Secondly, and more importantly, the influx of millions of workers from around the world is seen as a real threat to the national identity of the Gulf States. A third reason, closely linked to this enormous number of foreign workers, is the imbalance caused within the structure of the local population. In fact, the number of expats is now triple the number of Gulf nationals in, for example, the United Arab Emirates. This research was essentially based on an analysis of secondary data published by Gulf States and agencies and in Statistical Yearbooks published by the Omani Government Authority, which include information on demographics, economy, government plans and employment. Some of the statistics used date back to 2007 and 2008 because they were the latest official data available. Furthermore, I relied on the primary data collected from the questionnaires and through...... half of the document ......a "national identity describes that condition in which a mass of people have made the same identification with national symbols - have internalized the symbols of the nation" (1990, 52). It is also argued that national identity is part of an individual's identity and vice versa. National identity is part of everyday life in any nation state (Billig 1995, 7). Mohammed Abdullah defines national identity as “a set of characteristics that give a certain entity its distinctive description” (2008, 2). religious classes together, distinguishing them from other groups” (2008, 2). Therefore, this study addresses the concept of identity in light of these perspectives. Works citedmnbmdsanclkjxb,asmnnnn.