New York Public Library Celebrates 100 Years of the Arab-American Novel

Here is the audio for the event celebrating Ameen Rihani's The Book of Khalid which took place Tuesday, October 25 at the New York Public Library. And here is their blurb from the event: In partnership with Project Khalid and the CUNY Graduate Center: ...

Save Washington Street Coalition Formed

Through my work on Ameen Rihani and The Book of Khalid, I have learned a great deal about the role of Washington Street, the first Arab-American neighborhood, in American history. And I argue that The Book of Khalid is the greatest cultural product depicting this neighborhood that emerged, and therefore ...

Arab American National Museum Plans to Honor Ameen Rihani

This year, the annual Arab American Book Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C., organized by the Arab American National Museum, plans to incorporate the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Book of Khalid. Well-known public radio host Diane Rehm shall present an achievement award in ...

New Article in Italian about Correspondence Between Ameen Rihani and Khalil Gibran (Francesco Medici)

In this article in La rivista di Arablit, Francesco Medici publishes, for the first time in the Italian language, the letters between Gibran and Rihani. They revolve around the common interest of the two in building a movement among the Lebanese and Syrians toward independence from Ottoman rule ...

New York Public Library Announces Event to Celebrate Ameen Rihani and The Book of Khalid (October 25)

The New York Public Library has now announced its event to held on Tuesday, October 25 at 6PM to celebrate 100 years of the Arab-American novel and to explore the long history of Arab and Lebanese life in Lower Manhattan. The centennial of Rihani's novel coincidentally matches the centennial ...