Role of Jibran Khalil Jibran as a Mahjar Writer in Arabic Literature

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Md.Forhad Ali Abstract: The Arabic Word Al-Mahjar means migration which was the first Arab-American literary group was formed for the first time by NesibArida and Abdul Masih Haddad in 1915 in the history of Arabic literature and it reformed in the year 1920 by a group of Arab writers in New York under the president of Jibran Khalil Jibran who was working since 1911. After Jibran’s death in 1931 “The Pen Association” was dissolved. Jibran saw himself reach a peak as a writer in Arabic during the second decade of the 20th century and in that period Khalil Jibran became a founder President of a literary society called 'Al-Rabitah al-Qalamiyya' amongst The members of Al-Rabitah were Arab-American writers as Mikhail Naimy, Naseeb Arida, Abdul Masih Haddad, Rashid Ayyub, Abu Madi and Jibran himself. This society was to emphasized and lasting influences on the renaissance in Arab letters, both in America and the Arab wor Click here to print/download PDF of this research paper Mahjar literature was established at the end of nineteenth century and the beginning of the 20th century who immigrated to the north and South America. The main objectives of these writers were to preserve the Arabic language and literature in the innovative world and they emphasized the e the Arabic literature with release ideas. Keeping these points in their minds they associated “The Pen league” by Khalil Jibran which was newly established in 1920 in New York. The league was the biggest literary society wit...