Volume 5 Issue 08 of The Syrian World published April 1931. The issue is especially long as it was published the same month famed poet and frequent contributor to the Syrian World, Kahlil Gibran, passed away. There are only just a few inclusions in…
Volume 6 Issue 04 of The Syrian World published December 1931. This issue begins with an article by Hatib I. Katibah discussing Palestine and how it became the small Syrian province lying at the intersection of three continents. Katibah breaks down…
Volume 5 Issue 06 of The Syrian World published February 1931. In Dr. Philip K. Hitti's article titled "Are the Lebanese Arabs?" he discusses this question that was posed to him by Salloum Mokarzel. In his reply he traces the history of Lebanon in…
Volume 5 Issue 05 of The Syrian World published January 1931. The issue opens with Salloum Mokarzel's telling of his trip through Jebel-Druze and its capital of Soueida, which lies in the very heart of the country, the scene of the Great Druze Revolt…
Volume 5 Issue 10 of The Syrian World published June 1931. The final issue of the fifth volume opens with an article by none other than Rev. W. A. Mansur. He begins the issue by talking about the tensions between Christians and Moslems. He…
Volume 5 Issue 09 of The Syrian World published May 1931. Ameen Rihani opens the issue with an article already previously published in Travel Magazine that discusses his journey from Bagdad to Basrah down the Tigris River. Following it is a poem…
Volume 6 Issue 03 of The Syrian World published November 1931. The issue begins with an article by Salloum Mokarzel detailing the coming generation of Syrian leaders. Within his article, Mokarzel comprehensively discusses the changes arising in Syria…
Volume 6 Issue 02 of The Syrian World published October 1931. The issue begins with an article titled "Two Cities, Two Worlds!" by Habib I. Katibah, which discusses the differences between Damascus and Beirut. While both of these cities are in close…
Volume 6 Issue 01 of The Syrian World published September 1931. The issue opens with an editorial announcement of policy changes in the paper. The beginning of this issue primarily highlights upcoming changes, contributors, and plans for the future.…
Volume 6 Issue 07 of the Syrian World published April 1932. The issue opens with an apology for the absence of a March issue, and an explanation that as a result the April issue is longer. The first article featured is by H. I. Katibah in which he…
Volume 6 Issue 06 of The Syrian World published February 1932. The issue opens with an article by Rev. W. A. Mansur that discusses the racial pride Syrian and Lebanese people should have as a result of the historical accomplishments of their…
Volume 6 Issue 05 of The Syrian World published January 1932. The issue opens with a travel journal entry from Ameen Rihani detailing his experiences in Aden, which he describes as a “once beautiful and hospitable Arab city.” This piece is followed…
Reproduction of drawings by Kahlil Gibran featuring various nude figures. This was included with the other reproductions in the folder titled "The World of Kahlil Gibran" created by the National Committee of Gibran.
Reproduction of various drawings of faces done by Kahlil Gibran. This was included with the other reproductions in the folder titled "The World of Kahlil Gibran" created by the National Committee of Gibran.
A photograph of Kahlil Gibran's bedroom in New York. A large tapestry of Jesus hangs on the wall along with a crucifix and some art. An armour with mirrors is in the left corner and his bed, covered in multiple pillows, is positioned near the center.…
A photograph of inside a house in Bisharri, Lebanon, described by the National Council of Gibran as his "birthplace." The walls of the inside of the home are bare and supporting columns, which meet in arches near the ceiling, cut through the room.
A photograph of inside a house in Bisharri, Lebanon, described by the National Council of Gibran as his "birthplace." Featured in the center of the photograph is a damaged rattan rocking chair. A metal four pole bed frame is in the right corner, and…
A photograph of Kahlil Gibran's desk. The desk is extended open, with books and a candlestick resting on its top, and paper, an inkwell, and books on its writing surface. A wooden and leather chair is pushed away from the desk and a leather carrying…
A photograph of Kahlil Gibran's studio in New York with his art framed and displayed around the room. Art is hung on the walls and displayed on an easel.
Poem, "The Blind Poet," handwritten by Kahlil Gibran.
The Blind Poet - Kahlil
I have been blinded by light,
the very sun that gave -- -- day
Gave me my night - how dream
And yet I am a --
While you -- sit Where
life gave you birth
-- dearest…
Folder titled "The World of Kahlil Gibran." created by the National Committee of Gibran in 1971. The folder was filled with reproductions of Gibran's drawing and personal writings, photographs of his New York bedroom, and photographs of his…
Reproduction of a prayer written out by Kahlil Gibran reading, "We all pray. Some of us pray with -- and others pray without --- for this human heart though seemingly silent, is -- quivering with songs (is ever singing its holy song before the holy…
Letter from the National Committee of Gibran that gives context to the organization and the work, "The World of Kahlil Gibran" (a folder filled with reproductions of Gibran's art, personal writings, and photographs of his space and hometown), in…
