The Department of English and CASAR invite you to the 100th anniversary of the first Arab-American novel: "Ameen Rihani's Uncanny Message in The Book of Khalid.
2011 brings the centennial anniversary of the first Arab-American novel: Ameen Rihani's The Book of Khalid (1911). The story of two Lebanese boys who immigrate to New York City, the novel ambitiously confronts issues that concerned Rihani's era and still confound our own: the ideal relations between Americans and Arabs, the problem of religious conflict in the Arab world and beyond, and the rightful position of Arabs within the great American story of immigration. Because of the novel's extreme merit, historical importance, and contemporary relevance, a group of esteemed scholars and public figures have come together to establish Project Khalid, a coordinated effort to commemorate this important milestone in the history of Arab-American life and literature.
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American University of Beirut (AUB) Bliss Street Hamra Tel.: +9611350000
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