''Al-Funoon'' ( ar, الفنون, translit=al-funūn, translation=The Arts) was an Arabic-language magazine founded in

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Nasib Arida Nasib Arida ( ar, نسيب عريضة, ; 1887–1946) was a Syrian-born poet and writer of the Mahjar movement and a founding member of the New York Pen League. Life Arida was born in Homs to a Syrian Greek Orthodox family where he receiv ...

in 1913 and co-edited by

Mikhail Naimy Mikha'il Nu'ayma ( ar, ميخائيل نعيمة, ; US legal name: Michael Joseph Naimy), better known in English by his pen name Mikhail Naimy (October 17, 1889 – February 28, 1988), was a Lebanese poet, novelist, and philosopher, famous for ...

, "so that he might display his knowledge of international literature." As worded by

Suheil Bushrui Suheil Badi Bushrui (September 14, 1929 – September 2, 2015) was a professor, author, poet, critic, translator, and peace maker. He was a prominent scholar in regard to the life and works of the Lebanese-American author and poet Kahlil Gibran. ...

, it was "the first attempt at an exclusively literary and artistic magazine by the Arab immigrant community in New York." According to historian Hani J. Bawardi, "''Al-Funūn'' is still considered one of the most influential magazines in Arab literary history despite its constant financial troubles during its short life. The magazine's nationalism accounted for much of its influence.".

Khalil Gibran Gibran Khalil Gibran ( ar, جُبْرَان خَلِيل جُبْرَان, , , or , ; January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931), usually referred to in English as Kahlil Gibran (pronounced ), was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist ...

had contributed to the magazine.

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(Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies)
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