Al Funoon Newspapers, الفنون 1913-1918

Al-Funoon, الفنون [The Arts], was an Arabic-language magazine published by Nasib Arida in New York City, United States, beginning in April 1913. Published monthly, the aim for this magazine was to provide a review of Arabic literature and arts. The magazine dedicated itself exclusively to literary and visual arts, it continued publication until August 1918.

Al-Funoon featured poetry, short stories, essays, and translations of international literary works into Arabic. It included contributions from prominent writers of The Pen League, including Kahlil Gibran, Mikhail Naimy, and Amin Rihani.

Nasib Arida (1887–1946) was a Syrian journalist, poet, and publisher who emigrated to the United States in 1905. He founded Al-Funoon in New York City and served as its editor and publisher alongside Mikhail Naimy, Arida established the magazine as an influential literary publication within the Arab immigrant community during its short period of existence.

Al-Funoon Newspaper collection includes three volumes with twenty-seven issues dating from April 1913, to August 1918.

This collection is arranged chronologically.

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[Identification of item], Al Funoon Newspapers, الفنون, NS 0033, Hoda Z. Nassour and Herbert R. Nassour Jr., MD, Archive of Lebanese Diaspora

This is a related collection to GR 0019: Haddad Collection of Books

Materials acquired from Harvard University Libraries, 2025

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