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. 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. 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. 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. 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…
