Abd al-Masih Haddad (Arabic: عبد المسيح حداد, ALA-LC: ʻAbd al-Masīḥ Ḥaddād; 1890–1963) was a Syrian writer of the Mahjar movement and journalist.[1] His magazine As-Sayeh (The Traveler), started in 1912 and continued until 1957, presented the works of prominent Mahjari literary figures in the United States and became the "spokesman" of the Pen League[2] which he co-founded with Nasib Arida in 1915[3] or 1916.[4] His collection Hikayat al-Mahjar (The Stories of Expatriation), which he published in 1921, extended "the scope of the readership of fiction" in modern Arabic literature according to Muhammad Mustafa Badawi.[5]
Haddad was born in Homs, then a city of Ottoman Syria (modern-day Syria), to a Greek Orthodox family.[6] He went to the Russian Teachers' Seminary in Nazareth, where he met Mikha'il Na'ima and Nasib Arida.[7] In 1907, he immigrated to New York, where he founded the Arabic-language magazine As-Sayeh (The Traveler) in 1912,[8] which continued to be published until 1957.[1][a] It presented the works of such Mahjari literary figures as Amin Rihani, Kahlil Gibran, Elia Abu Madi, and Na'ima.[2] In 1915[3] or 1916[4] along with Arida he co-founded the Pen League in New York, an Arabic-language literary society, later joined by Gibran, Na'ima and other Mahjari poets in 1920.[1] In 1921, he published his collection Hikayat al-Mahjar (The Stories of Expatriation) in As-Sayeh. Another of his works, Intiba'at Mughtarib (Travel Account), which he had written after a short visit to Syria, was published in Damascus in 1962.[1]
Bawardi, Hani J. (2015). The Making of Arab Americans: From Syrian Nationalism to U.S. Citizenship (1st ed.). Texas: University of Texas Press. ISBN978-1-47730-752-6.
masih, haddad, arabic, عبد, المسيح, حداد, ʻabd, masīḥ, Ḥaddād, 1890, 1963, syrian, writer, mahjar, movement, journalist, magazine, sayeh, traveler, started, 1912, continued, until, 1957, presented, works, prominent, mahjari, literary, figures, united, states, . Abd al Masih Haddad Arabic عبد المسيح حداد ALA LC ʻAbd al Masiḥ Ḥaddad 1890 1963 was a Syrian writer of the Mahjar movement and journalist 1 His magazine As Sayeh The Traveler started in 1912 and continued until 1957 presented the works of prominent Mahjari literary figures in the United States and became the spokesman of the Pen League 2 which he co founded with Nasib Arida in 1915 3 or 1916 4 His collection Hikayat al Mahjar The Stories of Expatriation which he published in 1921 extended the scope of the readership of fiction in modern Arabic literature according to Muhammad Mustafa Badawi 5 Abd al Masih HaddadFour members of the Pen League in 1920 Left to right Nasib Arida Kahlil Gibran Haddad and Mikha il Na imaNative nameعبد المسيح حدادBorn1890Homs Ottoman SyriaDiedJanuary 17 1963 1963 01 17 aged 72 73 New York City United StatesOccupationWriter journalistChildrenJerrier A HaddadRelativesNadra Haddad brother Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Notes 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksLife EditHaddad was born in Homs then a city of Ottoman Syria modern day Syria to a Greek Orthodox family 6 He went to the Russian Teachers Seminary in Nazareth where he met Mikha il Na ima and Nasib Arida 7 In 1907 he immigrated to New York where he founded the Arabic language magazine As Sayeh The Traveler in 1912 8 which continued to be published until 1957 1 a It presented the works of such Mahjari literary figures as Amin Rihani Kahlil Gibran Elia Abu Madi and Na ima 2 In 1915 3 or 1916 4 along with Arida he co founded the Pen League in New York an Arabic language literary society later joined by Gibran Na ima and other Mahjari poets in 1920 1 In 1921 he published his collection Hikayat al Mahjar The Stories of Expatriation in As Sayeh Another of his works Intiba at Mughtarib Travel Account which he had written after a short visit to Syria was published in Damascus in 1962 1 Works EditTitle Periodical or publisher Location Date Translated titleحكايات المهجر As Sayeh New York 1921 The Stories of Expatriationانطباعات مغترب في سورية وزارة الثقافة والارشاد القومي Damascus 1962 Travel Account in SyriaNotes Edit As Sayeh is on microfilm in the Library of Congress 2 References Edit a b c d Meisami amp Starkey 1998 p 259 a b c Media History Digest p 56 a b Haiek 1984 p 27 a b Popp 2001 Badawi 1992 p 279 Moreh 1976 p 85 Bawardi 2015 p 70 Literary innovation in modern Arabic literature p 26 Bibliography EditBawardi Hani J 2015 The Making of Arab Americans From Syrian Nationalism to U S Citizenship 1st ed Texas University of Texas Press ISBN 978 1 47730 752 6 Badawi M M 1992 Modern Arabic Literature Vol 3 Cambridge University Press ISBN 9780521331975 Haiek Joseph R 1984 Arab American Almanac News Circle Publishing House ISBN 978 0 915652 21 1 Literary innovation in modern Arabic literature Herder 2000 Media History Digest Vol 5 1985 Meisami Julie Scott Starkey Paul eds 1998 Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature Vol 1 Routledge ISBN 9780415185714 Moreh Shmuel 1976 Modern Arabic Poetry Leiden E J Brill ISBN 9004047956 Popp Richard Alan 2001 Al Rabiṭah al Qalamiyah 1916 Journal of Arabic Literature Brill 32 1 30 52 doi 10 1163 157006401X00123 JSTOR 4183426 External links EditWorks by Abd al Masih Haddad Arabic Collections Online This article about a Syrian writer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abd al Masih Haddad amp oldid 1131742160, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
