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Ameen Rihani أمين الريحاني | |
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 Ameen Rihani in 1916 | |
| Born | Amīn Fāris Anṭūn ar-Rīḥānī November 24, 1876 Freike, Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate |
| Died | September 13, 1940 (aged 63) Freike, Greater Lebanon |
| Nationality | Lebanese-American |
| Period | 1876–1940 |
| Literary movement | Mahjar, New York Pen League |
| Notable works | 29 works in English and 26 works in Arabic |
| Spouse | Bertha Case |
| Relatives | Ameen A. Rihani, May Rihani, Ramzi Rihani, Sarmad Rihani |
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Ameen Rihani (Amīn Fāris Anṭūn ar-Rīḥānī) (Arabic: أمين الريحاني / ALA-LC: Amīn ar-Rīḥānī; Freike, Lebanon, 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.