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The 100th Anniversary of the First Arab-American Novel (Room LJ-119)
Tuesday March 29, 2011 from 8:30am - 4:00pm
Library of Congress - Thomas Jefferson Building
101 Independence Ave.
Washington, District of Columbia Get Directions
On Tuesday, March 29, 2011, the African and Middle Eastern Division of the Library of Congress and the Ameen Rihani Institute will host a one-day symposium to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first Arab-American novel, Ameen Rihani's The Book of Khalid. Leading scholars of Arab-American literature and history will analyze the significance of the novel as a component of the long and important contribution of Arabs to American society. The Lebanese Ambassador to the United States, Antoine Chedid, will give opening remarks, and leading literary scholar Dr. Saad Albazei formerly of King Saud University will offer closing words. The forum will consist of three panels administered by Library experts, and as an official Library of Congress event, it will be open to the public. Breakfast and lunch will be served.

For more information, about the details of the event or generally about the centennial anniversary as media, please contact Todd Fine at +1 857.234.0920 or toddfine@projectkhalid.org.
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