Al-Rabita Centenary: The New York League of Arab American Writers & Artists

Join the Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies, Arab American National Museum, The Washington Street Historical Society, and LAU NY for a kickoff event marking the centennial of Al-Rabita, the literary society founded in 1920 by Arab American writers, poets, and artists, and celebrating 100 years of Arab cultural contributions to New York. The panelists will tell the story of Al-Rabita, its connection with New York as well as current initiatives to preserve its archive and further document its history and publish its output.

This program was funded in part by Humanities New York with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Dr. Akram Khater: https://lebanesestudies.ncsu.edu/ Dr. Akram Khater is the Khayrallah Chair in Diaspora Studies and director of the Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies at North Carolina State University.

Dr. Linda K. Jacobs: https://www.wshsnyc.org/ Dr. Linda K. Jacobs is an archaeologist and historian of the Syrian community in New York and the US; member of the Washington Street Historical Society (WSHS)

Dr. Matthew J. Stiffler: http://www.arabamericanmuseum.org/ Dr. Matthew J. Stiffler is a cultural historian and member of the faculty at the University of Michigan. He is the Research & Content Manager at the Arab American National Museum (AANM) in Detroit

About Nadim Shehadi: https://nyac.lau.edu.lb/people.php Nadim Shehadi is the Executive Director of the LAU New York Headquarters and Academic Center.

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