Ameen Rihani

Ameen Rihani
أمين الريحاني
Ameen Rihani in 1916
Ameen Rihani in 1916
BornAmīn Fāris Anṭūn ar-Rīḥānī
(1876-11-24)November 24, 1876
Freike, Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate
DiedSeptember 13, 1940(1940-09-13) (aged 63)
Freike, Greater Lebanon
NationalityLebanese-American
Period1876–1940
Literary movementMahjar, New York Pen League
Notable works29 works in English and 26 works in Arabic
SpouseBertha Case
RelativesAmeen A. Rihani, May Rihani, Ramzi Rihani, Sarmad Rihani
Website
www.ameenrihani.org

Ameen Rihani (Amīn Fāris Anṭūn ar-Rīḥānī; Arabic: أمين الريحاني / ALA-LC: Amīn ar-Rīḥānī; November 24, 1876 – September 13, 1940) was a Lebanese-American writer, intellectual and political activist. He was also a major figure in the mahjar literary movement developed by Arab emigrants in North America, and an early theorist of Arab nationalism. He became an American citizen in 1901.