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Abd al-Masih Haddad
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Abd al-Masih Haddad (Arabic: عبد المسيح حداد, ALA-LC: ʻAbd al-Masīḥ Ḥaddād; 1890–1963) was a Syrian writer of the Mahjar movement and journalist.[1] His magazine As-Sayeh (The Traveler), started in 1912 and continued until 1957, presented the works of prominent Mahjari literary figures in the United States and became the "spokesman" of the Pen League[2] which he co-founded with Nasib Arida in 1915[3] or 1916.[4] His collection Hikayat al-Mahjar (The Stories of Expatriation), which he published in 1921, extended "the scope of the readership of fiction" in modern Arabic literature according to Muhammad Mustafa Badawi.[5]
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![]() Four members of the Pen League in 1920. Left to right: Nasib Arida, Kahlil Gibran, Haddad, and Mikha'il Na'ima | |
Native name | عبد المسيح حداد |
Born | 1890 Homs, Ottoman Syria |
Died | January 17, 1963(1963-01-17) (aged 72–73) New York City, United States |
Occupation | Writer, journalist |
Children | Jerrier A. Haddad |
Relatives | Nadra Haddad (brother) |
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