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  • "The Chicago Fair" 
    Unknown author (Al-Hilal, 1893-10-15)
    Relates that many of the "Syrians" and Egyptians who went to the Columbian fair for trade lost a great deal of money because attendance was low. [However, that was prior to the sensational dance du ventre introduced by ...
  • "Choosing a Wife" 
    Tannous, Victoria (Al-Akhlaq, 1920-09)
    Argues that the old Arab adage, "Marriage is one-third luck, two-thirds appointment," no longer holds. The man should use his eyes, heart and head in selecting his bride.
  • "Concerning the [Proposed] Druze Society" 
    Masri, Faris Mansour (Al-Bayan, 1911-02-28)
    Suggests establishing a Druze Society in the U.S.
  • "Correspondence" 
    Abdou, Nagib Tannous (Kawkab America, 1893-03-31)
    Essay on advantages and disadvantages of Syrian/Arab emigration. Advantages: Collect a fortune; learn English; tourism; experience dichotomy between East and West. Disadvantages: Death of many emigrants; failure for some; ...
  • "A Critique of Amin Rihani's al-muhalafa al-thulathiyah" 
    Maloof, Jamil (Al-Hoda, 1904-04-18)
    A former editor of Al-Ayyam praises Rihani for his courage and states that, if he had written the book 20-30 years earlier, one of the patriarchs literally would have cut him to pieces.
  • "The Discovery of New Mexico by Fray Marcos of Nizza" 
    Bandelier, F. (Magazine of Western History, 1886)
    Credits Marcos of Nizza with the discovery of New Mexico and refers to Estevanico merely as the Negro who disobeyed orders.
  • Diwan Rustum 
    Rustum, As'ad (Al-Matba'a al-Adabiyya, 1908)
    Contains many poems about Arabs in America and life in the United States by the author, who immigrated in 1892.
  • Dow v. United States 
    Unknown author (Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1915-09-14)
    Court decides "Syrians" are white, based on scientific evidence, Congressional intent and legal precedent.
  • Dr. Abdou's Travels in America 
    Abdou, Nagib (Meraat-Ul-Gharb, 1907)
    Dr. Nagib Abdou, ex-United States Medical Officer, who came from his native Syria to South America at age 16, compiled this directory during his travels. The directory includes and introduction and listings in both English ...
  • "The Echo of Farming" 
    Assaf, Jalil (Meraat-ul-Gharb, 1912-09-25)
    In response to the call for "Syrians" to take up farming and to remain in the U.S., the writer opposes this notion because 1) money and expertise are not available, and 2) the "Syrians" should return to "Syria," their true ...
  • "Elections in the United States and the Syrians" 
    Juhayna (Al-Ayyam, 1898-10-10)
    On the occasion of gubernatorial elections in New York, the writer compares freedom in the U.S. with tyranny and injustice in Ottoman Turkey where poor economic conditions caused Syrians/Arabs to emigrate to the U.S. Calls ...
  • "Emigration [From Greater Syria]" 
    Unknown author (Al-Ayyam, 1900-04-19)
    Reports at length from an article in a Lebanese newspaper (Lubnan) about Syrian/Arab emigrants to the U.S. The source stated that such emigrants mainly were from the lower classes and that they might cause harm to the ...
  • "Emigration and Improvement" 
    Yaziji, Iskander (Meraat-ul-Gharb, 1914-01-17)
    Discusses the causes of Syrian/Arab emigration, the social, educational, and political status of Arab Americans, and the potential for improvement which immigration has provided in all areas of Arab life.
  • "The Emigration of Syrians to the U.S." 
    Unknown author (Al-Muqtataf, 1905)
    In response to a question as to why "Syrians" do not assimilate in the U.S., the editors encourage their assimilation.
  • "Emigration of the Druze Woman" 
    Unknown author (Al-Bayan, 1914)
    Open forum where readers expressed their views for and against the immigration of Druze women to the U.S.
  • "Emigration" 
    Atallah, Iskander (Al-Kalimah, 1909-09-15)
    States that, out of two million "Syrians," half a million emigrated to North and South America. Not being used to freedom, some of them turned it into license (some even committing bigamy) to the embarrassment and shame ...
  • "The Enemy of Newspapers Is also Their Prisoner" 
    Unknown author (Al-Mushir, 1897-12-25)
    This article most likely is by the editor/publisher of Al-Mushir, Selim Sarkis, who attacks the Ottoman Sultan Abdul-Hamid for clamping down on newspapers in his empire--while currying favor with them in Europe and America. ...
  • "The Engagement" 
    Tannous, Victoria (Al-Akhlaq, 1921-02)
    Argues that, unlike the Syrian/Arab custom of treating the engagement as almost a wedding or half a wedding, it should be possible for the girl (as it already is for the boy) to break the engagement without shame or harmful ...
  • Essential Christianity 
    Rihbany, Abraham Mitrie (War Work COuncil of the Unitarian Churches, 1917)
    Argues that the essence of religion is the same but that conflicts arise over forms, i.e., doctrine.
  • Ex parte Dow 
    Unknown author (District Court, E.D. South Carolina, 1914-02-18)
    Court decides "Syrians" are not white, based on common knowledge.

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