America Save the Near East

Abstract

Rihbany wrote this book as a plea to the U.S. to "save the Near East," mainly "Syria" -- i.e., present-day Lebanon, Syria, Mandatory Palestine and Jordan. In the process of arguing that "Syrians" are capable of ruling themselves, Rihbany discusses the good behavior and contributions (pp. 40-43) of the 250,000 Syrians/ Arabs then (1918) in the U.S. (p. 61), and their love of America.