Shakib Arslan

Shakib Arslan
Born25 December 1869
Died9 December 1946(1946-12-09) (aged 76)
NationalityLebanese
Other namesAmir al-Bayān
Occupations
  • Politician
  • writer
  • poet
  • historian
ChildrenMay Arslan
RelativesEmir Majid Arslan II
Emir Talal Arslan
Walid Jumblatt (grandson)

Shakib Arslan (Arabic: شَكيب أَرْسَلان‎; 25 December 1869 – 9 December 1946) was a Lebanese writer, poet, historian, politician, and Emir in Lebanon. A prolific writer, he produced some 20 books and 2,000 articles,[1]: 103  as well as two collections of poetry and a "prodigious correspondence".[2]: viii  He was known as Amir al-Bayān (Arabic: أَميرُ البَيان, lit.'Prince of Eloquence') due to his influential writings.

  1. ^ Kramer, Martin (2017). Arab Awakening and Islamic Revival: The Politics of Ideas in the Middle East. Routledge. ISBN 9781351531313. OL 36233138M.
  2. ^ Cleveland, William L. (1985). Islam Against the West: Shakib Arslan and the Campaign for Islamic Nationalism. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292737334. OL 28477052M.