Amin al-Rihani

Novelist, Author

1876 – 1940

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Who was Amin al-Rihani?

Ameen Rihani, was a Lebanese Arab-American writer, intellectual and political activist. He was also a major figure in the mahjar literary movement developed by Arab emigrants in North America, and an early theorist of Arab nationalism. He became an American citizen in 1901.

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Born
Nov 24, 1876
Mount Lebanon
Also known as
  • Ameen Fares Rihani
Ethnicity
  • Arab people
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Sep 13, 1940
Lebanon

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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