The Syrian World Volume 01, Issue 01

Title

The Syrian World Volume 01, Issue 01

Description

Volume 1 Issue 01 of The Syrian World, published July 1926. This first issue begins with a foreword by Salloum Mokarzel and a poem by Kahlil Gibran stating the purpose of the journal to educate both Syrian-Americans and a broader American public about Syrian history, literature, and current events
it closes with an editorial policy of political and religious neutrality. The issue focuses on history. In addition to Syrian history, it has articles about the Druze and the relationship between East and West which give context to its reporting on current events, especially the Great Syrian Revolt and the French Mandate. It also includes excerpts from classic Arab literature and proverbs. It closes with calls for subscriptions, translated excerpts from the Arabic-language press, and letters from readers. The issue is illustrated by various places in historical Syria (modern-day Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and Israel).

Publisher

Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies

Date

Rights

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Text/pdf

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Text

Identifier

TSW1926_07reducedWM

Coverage

104 Greenwich St., New York, NY

Files

https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/NS0002/TSW1926_07reducedWM.pdf

Citation

Salloum A. Mokarzel and Syrian-American Press, “The Syrian World Volume 01, Issue 01,” Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies Archive, accessed October 4, 2024, https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/75911.