The Syrian World

The Syrian World

1927 magazine cover of the Syrian world
Editor	Salloum A. Mokarzel
Categories	Culture Literature
Publisher	Syrian-American Press
Founded	1926
Final issue	1932
Country	United States
Based in	New York City
Language	English

The Syrian World was a short-lived magazine devoted to the celebration and cultural diffusion of Syria,[1] which at the time consisted and referred to the modern day states and territories of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine. It was the first English-language magazine in the USA, which was established by a Syrian immigrant.[2] The magazine was headquartered in New York City.[2]

History

The Syrian World was founded in 1926 by a Syrian-American journalist and intellectual, Salloum Mokarzel.[1][3] The magazine was printed entirely in English[3] and was pitched to the first generation Syrians; who were born in the United States.[1] Salloum founded the magazine as a non-sectarian and non-partisan publication that would seek, to educate the first generation of Syrian-Americans of their illustrious and ancient cultural heritage, and to strengthen their ties to their culture. In the second year of its publication, 1927, a single issue cost 50 cents, and a yearly subscription set back the reader 5 dollars. Although very popular when it was founded, it proved difficult to keep afloat during the Great Depression, and it ceased publication in 1932.[1] However, after 1932 The Syrian World was turned into a weekly newspaper.[4]

Table of Contents, March 1927 issue

References

1. "Annotated Index to Syrian World, 1926-1932" (PDF). University of Minnesota. 11 September 2012.
2. Hani J. Bawardi (1 May 2014). The Making of Arab Americans: From Syrian Nationalism to U.S. Citizenship. University of Texas Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-292-75748-6. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
3. Randa A. Kayyali (January 2006). The Arab Americans. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-313-33219-7. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
4. Kayal, Philip (June 2002). A community of many worlds : Arab Americans in New York City (1st ed.). Museum of the City of New York. p. 23. ISBN 978-0815607397. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

External links

• Media related to The Syrian World at Wikimedia Commons