Vol. 1 No. 1 of الفنون, or Al-Funun was published in April 1913. The first issue opened with a photograph of and poem by Kahlil Gibran and a short story by Amin Rihani and ended with a statement of purpose written by the editors. Between these, the…
Vol. 2 No. 11 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in April 1917. This issue includes a short story by Kahlil Gibran and poetry by Mikhail Naimy and Ni`mah al-Hajj. This issue continues the serialization of Ameen Rihani’s novella Zanbaqat al-Ghawr [The…
Vol. 1 No. 5 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in August 1913. This issue contains a number of pieces by the authors who would form the Pen League: it opens with a short story by Kahlil Gibran; has two pieces by Ameen Rihani, a short story and…
Vol. 2 No. 3 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in August 1916. It contains a short story by Ameen Rihani, as well as continuing the serialization of his novella Zanbaqat al-Ghawr [The Lily of the Valley]. Additional work by mahjari authors include a…
Vol. 3 No. 1 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in August 1917. This issue features short stories by Ameen Rihani and Kahlil Gibran, an essay by Hanna Khabbaz, literary criticism by Mikhail Naimy, and poetry by Ibn Ta`mah and Iliya Abu Madi.…
Vol. 1 No. 9 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in December 1913. This issue continues the serialization of Ameen Rihani’s novella Zanbaqat al-Ghawr [The Lily of the Valley]. Other work originally written in Arabic includes a piece of criticism by…
Vol. 2 No. 7 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in December 1916. It features poetry by Kahlil Gibran and Raghib Mitraj, short stories by Amin Mushriq and Tawfiq Halal, and a continuation of Ameen Rihani’s novella Zanbaqat al-Ghawr [The Lily of the…
Vol. 2 No. 9 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in February 1917. It features poetry by Kahlil Gibran, Mikhail Naimy, and Rashid Salim al-Khuri, an essay by Hanna Khabbaz, and a short story by Amin Mushriq. There is also literary criticism by Mikhail…
Vol. 2 No. 8 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in January 1917. It contains short stories by Kahlil Gibran and Shabli Shumayyil, poetry by Amin Mushriq, Iliya Abu Madi, and Ni’mah al-Hajj, literary criticism by Mikhail Naimy, and a continuation of…
Vol. 1 No. 4 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in July 1913. The first piece in the issue is a short story by Ameen Rihani, and towards the end there is a translation credited to Nasib Arida. It is also the first issue to include credited work by…
Vol. 2 No. 2 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in July 1916. It contains essays by Ameen Rihani and Kahlil Gibran.The issue contains a contribution of Nasib Arida’s novella, Qissat Dik al-Jinn al-Himsi. It also continues serialization of Ameen…
Vol. 1 No. 3 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in June 1913. Unlike the first two issues, this journal contains a greater mixture of genres: in addition to poetry and short stories, this issue contains many essays, including several by Arabic…
Vol. 2 No. 1 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in June 1916. It is the first issue published after a two and a half year hiatus from the journal, which was interrupted by the outbreak of World War I. It begins with an uncredited statement of purpose…
Vol. 3 No. 6 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in June 1918. This issue features poetry by Ni`mah al-Hajj and Kahlil Gibran, an essay by Mikhail Naimy, and the last installment of Naimy’s novella Mudhakkarat al-Arqash [Memoirs of a Vagrant Soul].…
Vol. 2 No. 10 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in March 1917. This issue includes a short story and poetry by Kahlil Gibran, poetry by Mikhail Naimy and an essay by Hanna Khabbaz. The serialization of Ameen Rihani’s novella Zanbaqat al-Ghawr [The…
Vol. 1 No. 2 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in May 1913. Like the first issue, this volume is comprised largely of translations, including works by British author Rudyard Kipling and German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. This issue is notable…
Vol. 2 No. 12 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in May 1917. This issue contains poetry by Kahlil Gibran, Amin Mushriq, and Ni`mah al-Hajj. The serialization of Ameen Rihani’s novella Zanbaqat al-Ghawr [The Lily of the Valley] is concluded.…
Vol. 3 No. 5 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in May 1918. This issue includes an essay by Ameen Rihani, an short story by Amin Mushriq, a poem by Ni`mah al-Hajj, and a continuation of Mikhail Naimy’s novella Mudhakkarat al-Arqash [Memoirs of a…
Vol. 1 No. 8 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in November 1913. This issue continues the serialization of Ameen Rihani’s novella Zanbaqat al-Ghawr [The Lily of the Valley]. Also included are an essay by Kahlil Gibran, a short story by Ilyas Tamir…
Vol. 2 No. 6 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in November 1916. It includes short stories by Kahlil Gibran, Ameen Rihani, and Salimah Mitraj; poetry by Iliya Abu Madi, `Isá Tuma Khanfur, Ilyas Ta`mah, and Rashid Ayyub; and an essay by Hanna…
Vol. 3 No. 4 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in November 1917. This issue contains poetry by Amin Mushriq, an essay by Hanna Khabbaz, short stories by Kahlil Gibran, a play by Ameen Rihani, a translated work by Rafi, and a continuation of Mikhail…
Vol. 1 No. 7 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in October 1913. It begins with a photograph of Ameen Rihani and features the first portion of a novella, Zanbaqat al-Ghawr [The Lily of the Valley], that was serialized in Al-Funun. Other original…
