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  • "The Rights of Women in Society" 
    Ibn Dawud (Al-Sa'ih, 1913-08-25)
    Argues that society's progress is dependent on the education of women and the attainment of their rights. States that Syrian/Arab women are still under the authority of their menfolk and should become equal to men -- but ...
  • "Women's Rights and Duties." 
    I.Y.I. (Al-Ayyam, 1899-03)
    Hardly any rights but many duties for women are mentioned -- preaching traditional values of chastity, familial affection, and hard work.
  • "Random Thoughts" 
    Hariqa, Haikal al-Khuri (Al-Hoda, 1904-12-06)
    Qualities to look for in boys and girls who are seeking marriage partners. Supervised contact between boys and girls is better than no contact (Eastern tradition) or unsupervised contact (Western tradition).
  • "An Article about Syrian Women Peddlers in the U.S." 
    Hajj, Yusuf (Kawkab America, 1893-09-01)
    Agony and shame are expressed at the alleged bad behavior of Syrian women peddlers.
  • "The Syrian Female Emigrant" 
    Farkouh, Badry (Al-Sa'ih, 1913-01-16)
    A poem singing the praises of freedom and equality for women, as experienced by emigrant Syrian/Arab women.
  • "Our Needs in Our Land of Immigration" 
    Dammous, Shibel Nassif (Al-Ayyam, 1898-04-08)
    Shows pride in educated Syrian/Arab women, like Mary Aziz, who writes for the newspapers, and endorses her call for parents to relieve their daughters from constant employment, and to give them some personal freedom which ...
  • "I Saw Her, Then I Saw Her" 
    Bellama, Najla (Al-Sa'ih, 1922)
    Reprint of an article in a Beirut newspaper in which author denounces the false modernism of the "city" woman or some Syrian/Arab women in the West, where modesty, good manners, decency, strong family and feminist beauty ...
  • "The Syrian Women and the Kashshi" 
    Batruni, Yusuf al-Za'ni (1903)
    Writer attributes much of Syrian tribulations and "shame" to women peddlers. He also condemns the lazy husbands who send their wives and daughters peddling, proposing a "law" to prevent such activity. Writer claims that ...
  • "The Americanized Syrian Girl" 
    Azkul, Mikhail (Meraat-ul-Gharb, 1915-07-29)
    Cautions Syrian/Arab girls against abandoning the wonderful qualities and conservative behavior of Syrians/Arabs. If they are to become Americanized, they should follow the example of the better-class American girl -- who ...
  • "Love and Marriage" 
    Atiyeh, Sumayya (Al-Sa'ih, 1921-08-25)
    A general statement about what is involved in true love by the man and woman.
  • "Women in General and Eastern Women in Particular" 
    Assaf, Khalil (Al-Hoda, 1904-07)
    Author rails against Syrian/Arab-American men forcing women to peddle, even at the risk of shame and indecency -- all for the welfare and comfort of men.
  • "The Immigrant Syrian Woman" 
    Arida, Mary (Al-Sa'ih, 1918-01-17)
    Damning and powerful statement about the backward conditions of Arab women in the U.S. They are described as ignorant, indolent and pre-occupied with food and housekeeping. The Arab-American press and Arab-American ...
  • "The Syrian Woman" 
    Arida, Mary (Al-Sa'ih, 1916-01-06)
    Details the great qualities of the Syrian/Arab woman in America, as well as the bad treatment she receives from her male relatives and associates. Asks how long traditional values are to be maintained. Picture.
  • "It Became So Tender It Broke" 
    Antoun, Jamileh Elias (Al-Sa'ih, 1916-05-08)
    A second response to Mary Arida, again arguing that women should be obedient to their husbands, remain faithful and honest. Syrian/Arab men are not bad fellows as Mary Arida painted some of them, and American men are much ...
  • "My Word and Hers" 
    Antoun, Jamileh (Al-Sa'ih, 1916-03-16)
    In response to an article by Mary Arida, Antoun praises the traditional values and qualities of Arab women. Women should obey their husbands, remain loyal (even when men stray), and protect their honor.
  • "The Female Syrian Peddler" 
    Unknown author (Al-Wafa, 1908-05-02)
    Details the harm and shame for the Arab-American community which comes from peddling by women -- and calls for an end to it.
  • "An Open Letter" 
    Unknown author (Al-Wafa, 1907-10-04)
    An Arab-American bachelor details the quandary he faces, namely whether to marry an American girl, or an Arab girl who expects a rich husband, or to return to "Syria" to get a wife.
  • "Some of the Duties of Spouses" 
    Amm, Caroline Milad (Al-Hoda, 1904-12-08)
    Author encourages men to marry. Good breeding, not female wealth or work outside the home is what a prospective husband should seek. Fidelity, love, caring, and patience are virtues to nurture. Equality and greater ...
  • "Genevieve and Louisa" 
    Unknown author (Al-Hoda, 1906-06)
    Written in the form of a letter from a Syrian/Arab woman immigrant to a friend back home, it describes her life in the U.S. Extols freedom for women -- but within the bounds of what is "decent" for women. The same is ...
  • "Emigration of the Druze Woman" 
    Unknown author (Al-Bayan, 1914)
    Open forum where readers expressed their views for and against the immigration of Druze women to the U.S.

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