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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, 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. The magazine was headquartered in New York City.

History

The Syrian World was founded in 1926 by a Syrian-American journalist and intellectual, Salloum Mokarzel. The magazine was printed entirely in English and was pitched to the first generation Syrians; who were born in the United States. 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. However, after 1932 The Syrian World was turned into a weekly newspaper.

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

• Defunct cultural magazines published in the United States
• Defunct literary magazines published in the United States
• Magazines established in 1926
• Magazines disestablished in 1932
• Defunct English-language magazines
• Defunct magazines published in New York City