Salloum Antoun Mokarzel (1881–1952) was an influential Lebanese American intellectual and publisher.
He was the younger brother of
Naoum Mokarzel who was the founder of ''
Al-Hoda'', one of the first Arabic language newspapers published in the United States.
Between December 1918 and June 1926, he published and edited "The Syrian-American Commercial Magazine" ("المجلة التجارية السورية الأمريكية"), also known as "The New World" ("العالم الجديد"). In 1926, he founded and published ''
The Syrian World
''The Syrian World'' was a short-lived magazine devoted to the celebration and cultural diffusion of Syria, which at the time consisted and referred to the modern day states and territories of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine. It was the fir ...
'', a magazine that published articles on the history and culture of
Greater Syria, which at the time consisted of and referred to the modern day states and territories of
Syria,
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...
,
Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
, and
Palestine.
[ After ''The Syrian World'' ceased publication as a magazine in 1932, Salloum converted the publication to a weekly newspaper.]
References
1881 births
1952 deaths
American people of Lebanese descent
American publishers (people)
Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to the United States
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