Acknowledging the Original Work
Project Khalid began as a public literary and cultural effort centered on Ameen Rihani's The Book of Khalid. This relaunch keeps that history visible, credits the original contributors, and preserves legacy entries recovered from web archives.
Read the text: The Book of Khalid on Project Gutenberg.
Centennial Campaign Purpose
The original campaign framed 2011 as a once-in-a-century opportunity to elevate Rihani's contribution to American and Arab literary history, and to promote dialogue between cultures through the themes of The Book of Khalid.
The campaign also helped drive two modern publication outcomes for the novel: the Melville House / Neversink Library edition and the Syracuse University Press critical edition, both now documented on the Centennial Campaign Record.
Archival material from the original website is now documented in one place, including advisor records, events history, and press links.
- Read the full Centennial Campaign Record.
Moving Forward: Monument + Public Culture
As the monument project by Sara Ouhaddou advances in Elizabeth Berger Plaza, this site will track planning, design updates, public programming, and educational context.
- Read the latest monument updates on the Monument page.
- Review centennial context on the Centennial page.
- Browse historical records in the Archive.
- Follow current writing in the Blog.
New Direction: Agent-Assisted Cultural Work
Project Khalid now includes a dedicated AI Lab where agent workflows can support scholarship and art production.
- Translation pipelines for The Book of Khalid into many languages.
- Editorial and annotation workflows for historical context.
- Audio and video artistic projects inspired by the text and the monument.
Start in the AI Lab or review OpenClaw manifests at OpenClaw.
Community Link
This relaunch is connected with work from Washington Street Group.