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Browsing Digitized Materials from Michael W. Suleiman Collection by Issue Date

Browsing Digitized Materials from Michael W. Suleiman Collection by Issue Date

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  • "Why I Left My Husband" 
    Mufarrij, Tawfiq (Al-Hilal, 1914)
    Story of a Lebanese woman who left her gambling/drunkard of a husband and two children and immigrated to the U.S. to get a new start in life. Writer approves, tells her to defy society and tell her story openly, and he ...
  • "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.
  • The Lesser Immigrant Groups in America 
    Ross, Edward Alsworth (Century Magazine, 1914)
    Brief report on Levantines.
  • "Emigration and Improvement" 
    Yaziji, Iskander (Meraat-ul-Gharb, 1914-01-17)
    Discusses the causes of Syrian/Arab emigration, the social, educational, and political status of Arab Americans, and the potential for improvement which immigration has provided in all areas of Arab life.
  • Ex parte Dow 
    Unknown author (District Court, E.D. South Carolina, 1914-02-18)
    Court decides "Syrians" are not white, based on common knowledge.
  • In re Dow 
    Unknown author (District Court, E.D. South Carolina, 1914-04-15)
    Court decides "Syrians" are not white, based on common knowledge and Congressional intent.
  • "American Citizenship" 
    Nakad, Khattar Yusuf (Meraat-ul-Gharb, 1914-05-14)
    Argues against panic in the wake of denial of citizenship to George Dow, in South Carolina, based on argument that Syrians were not white. Calls for petitioning Congress on the issue.
  • "Are the Syrians Arabs?" 
    Ajami, Tawfiq (Meraat-ul-Gharb, 1914-12-04)
    The writer states that Syrians are not worthy of claiming that they are Arabs since they have not acted like the proud, self-respecting Arabs who would not have tolerated Turkish rule.
  • "Arab Women and Turkish Women" 
    Muhaysin, Mohammed (Meraat-ul-Gharb, 1915-01-12)
    Finds Turkish women more liberated than Arab, especially Muslim, women. The New World magazine, the Arabic-speaking magazine, established in U.S. by Afifa Karam is good -- but has hardly any signed articles, other than ...
  • Which Side [Are We On]? 
    Ajami, Tawfiq (Meraat-ul-Gharb, 1915-04-19)
    The writer argues that "Syrians," despite their claims of patriotism, have not helped "Syria." They did, however, rush to provide financial help and to volunteer in the American army in the war against Mexico.
  • "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 ...
  • Dow v. United States 
    Unknown author (Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1915-09-14)
    Court decides "Syrians" are white, based on scientific evidence, Congressional intent and legal precedent.
  • "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.
  • "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.
  • "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 ...
  • "The Victim" 
    Mitraj, Salimah (Al-Sa'ih, 1916-06-22)
    The story of a teenage Syrian girl who loses her virginity to the man who was to be her husband -- and then is abandoned by him, her family and society. Writer argues that the man should be punished for this crime since ...
  • Essential Christianity 
    Rihbany, Abraham Mitrie (War Work COuncil of the Unitarian Churches, 1917)
    Argues that the essence of religion is the same but that conflicts arise over forms, i.e., doctrine.
  • "From Beersheba to Berlin, Via Boston" 
    Maloof, M.M. (Boston Evening Transcript, 1917-08-22)
    This article talks about the willingness of Syrian and Lebanese Christians to fight for the United States against the Ottoman Turks in World War 1. It includes a letter from an infantryman training in Texas to his family. ...
  • "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 Family in America" 
    Abdel-Nour, Rashid (Fatat Boston, 1918-01-25)
    Blames the new environment in the U.S. (where children are free and financially productive) for the Arab children's rebellious attitude toward the parents.

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