Date:
April 15, 1892-February 28, 1896 (added on Apr 22, 2016)
Introduction
كوكب أمريكا, or Kawkab Amirka [Star of America] was the first Arabic-language newspaper published in the United States. It was published in New York City between 1892 and 1908; at first it was released on a weekly schedule, but in 1898…
Articles in English in this issue include the first in a series on Syrian etiquette; an account of the reception given to celebrate Kawkab Amirka's first issue; travel accounts describing the fakirs…
Volume 1, No. 15 of كوكب أمريكا, Kawkab Amirka. Articles in English include a discussion about the benefits and drawbacks of American missionaries in Syria, criticism of an article which disapproved of the Kawkab's approval of the Turkish sultan,…
Volume 1, No. 18 of كوكب أمريكا, Kawkab Amirka. Articles in English include an explanation of Syrian trade unions along with a description of customs within the silk weaving industry, a collection of 'fun facts' focused on people within the Syrian…
Kawkab Amirka, كوكب أمريكا, Vol. 1, no. 27. In order not to duplicate reportage for English readers, this issue of Kawkab Amirka, the "Special Columbian Edition" is almost entirely in Arabic.
Volume 1, No. 1 of كوكب أمريكا, Kawkab Amirka. English articles include: an introduction to the publication's goals; an article praising Ottoman Empire Sultan Abdul-Hamid Khan; a description of violence and prejudice against immigrants in the lower…
Volume 1, No. 3 of كوكب أمريكا, Kawkab Amirka. Articles in English include a brief profile of Syrians in America; an encounter with Sidi Moulayel-Hassan, sultan of Morocco; a travelogue related by a Syrian travelling by railroad across the American…
Volume 1, No. 4 of كوكب أمريكا, Kawkab Amirka. English articles include: a brief history of the caliphate; a travelogue about visiting with the Rawahla tribe of Bedouins; and an overview of the culture of Islam. Arabic pieces include articles on: …
Volume 1, No. 5 of كوكب أمريكا, Kawkab Amirka. Articles in English include: the conclusion of a piece on cultural progress in Islam; reporting on an anti-Semitic "riot," or pogrom, in the Polish city of Lodz; a profile of a Bedouin tribe; reports of…
Volume 1, No. 7 of كوكب أمريكا, Kawkab Amirka. Articles in English in this edition include: an account of the first recorded complete Buddhist funeral in the United States; a continuation of the travelogue profile of a Bedouin tribe; a continuation…
Volume 1, No. 8 of كوكب أمريكا, Kawkab Amirka. Articles in English include: a profile of a Korean magazine, the "Korean Repository;" a continuation of a travelogue describing a visit to a Bedouin tribe; a description of a Persian harem, with…
Volume 1, No. 9 of كوكب أمريكا, Kawkab Amirka. Articles in English include: an account of Cardinal Lavigerie's lifelong efforts to document and combat slavery in Africa and a description of the various pirates working from and around the…
Volume 1, No. 10 of كوكب أمريكا, Kawkab Amirka. Articles in English include: a report of the death of Emin Pacha, aka Isaak Eduoard Schnitzer, a German-Jewish naturalist, explorer, and governor of Equatoria; a description of the replacement of…
Kawkab Amirka, كوكب أمريكا, Vol. 2, no. 56 was the first issue to do away with the page of English articles; this volume of the newspaper is almost exclusively in Arabic.
The issue contains a full page of illustrations depicting the World's…
