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Niqula Haddad
Niqula Haddad was a Syrian Socialist, and was brother in law to Farah Antun. Early life Niqula Haddad was born into an orthodox family in 1870.Reid, Donald M. “The Syrian Christians and Early Socialism in the Arab World.” ''International Journal of Middle East Studies'', vol. 5, no. 2, 1974, pp. 177–193. ''JSTOR'', www.jstor.org/stable/162588. Education Haddad went to the American secondary school at Sidon, and later studied pharmacy at the Syrian Protestant College in Beirut, as a pharmacist. Career Sometime after 1900, Haddad would move to Egypt and marry Farah Antun's sister, Ruza. Later on, he would work for his brother in law on his journal, al-Jami'ah, in New York. After the failure of the journal, Haddad would go back to Egypt and continue his writing career there, and would eventually write a ladies' magazine, al-Sayyidat, from 1948 to 1950. Sometime around the magazine, he was also editing for the magazine al-Muqtataf. In 1906 he published a novel ''Hawa al- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farah Antun
Farah Antun (Arabic: فرح انطون ), also spelled Farah Antoun (1874–1922), was among the first Lebanese Christians to openly argue for secularism and equality regardless of religious affiliation. He also, though uncommon for his background, argued against Arab nationalism. Antun became popular for his magazine, '' Al Jamiah'', and his public debate with Muhammad Abduh over conflicting worldviews. Bibliography Early family life and educational background Farah Antun was born in 1874Reid, Odyssey. p. 3. to a Lebanese, Eastern Orthodox Christian family.Reid, Odyssey. p. 6. He had three sisters: Rose, Mariana, Ramza and a younger brother.Reid, Odyssey. p. 11. His father, Elias Antun, was a lumber merchant in Tripoli, where only a fourth of the population was Christian, the rest being Muslim. His father traded mostly by sea, and so Antun's family lived in a Christian dominated area of Tripoli near the sea, named al-Mina.Reid, Odyssey. p. 10. American Protestant and Catholic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |