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  • "Al-Muqtataf and Al-Jami'ah's Call to Engage in Farming" 
    Antun, Farah (Al-Jami'ah, 1908)
    Concludes that for Arabs in the U.S., it is more beneficial to stay and farm than to return home. Farming is favored over peddling, which becomes a source of shame and embarrassment.
  • "The Call to go into Farming" 
    Rustum, Mikhail As'ad (Meraat-ul-Gharb, 1912-08-21)
    In an article and a poem, the writer approves of and supports the call for Arab Americans to go into farming as the trade that is more respectable and especially more profitable than peddling.
  • "The Meaning" 
    Sam'an, Khalil (Al-Hoda, 1898-05-03)
    A poem depicting the life and the peddling trade of Syrians/Arabs.
  • "My Story in about Twenty Lines" 
    Adhem, Barakat Tannous (Al-Sa'ih, 1918-01-29)
    A satirical (but realistic) account of a "Syrian" who comes to New York, peddles, then opens a store, then a big business. Having succeeded financially, he wants recognition among the educated and uses his wealth to become ...
  • "The Progress of Syrians in the Mahjar" 
    Qamar, Sulayman (Al-Hoda, 1903-05-05)
    Argues that one primary cause for the lack of progress of Syrians in America is absence of social interaction with Americans. Also, for peddlers, lack of self-confidence makes them believe that Americans will not hire ...
  • "Syrians and Emigration" 
    Unknown author (Al-Ayyam, 1898-03-03)
    Notes increase in emigration from "Syria" and encourages Syrian/Arab immigrants to move beyond their two trades (store owners or peddlers) if they are to succeed.

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