ARABIC 5 AMIN AL-RIHANI, THE FOUNDING FATHER OF ARABIC-AMERICAN LITERATURE

أمين الريحاني الأب المؤسس للأدب العربي الامريكي

Abstract

Amin al-Rihani is the founding father of Arabic-American Literature. He was a pioneer of American Literature, because he was the first Arab to write in English in many fields of literature. Amin Al-Rihani had a natural talent for eloquent speaking. This young man was swept away by theater fever in the year 1895. Amin Al-Rihani was significantly involved in his literary life and also continued to follow up on political posts, that is, in the literary field. He continued writing and directing work in both Arabic and English. He is a major Person of Arab nationalism in intellectual development. In his writings on national issues, he stressed the importance of secular education and the secular state, and pointed out that there should not be a minority or a majority, but rather that all of them must be equal citizens. Likewise, Al-Rihani gave the highest priority to awakening the national feeling of normal unity among the masses, and tried to make it an obligation for the rulers to follow this approach. He also produced many books in the Arabic language, and delivered many speeches in Lebanon, in every Arab world, on the eastern and western coasts of the United States, and also in Canada, ranging on the subject of social reform to Arab.  Thus, this paper is the depiction of Amin Al-Rihani’s Life History, His Literary services and enlightens her views on Arabic Literature in order to easily and clearly understands her direction in life, and the impact of her culture on literature and criticism for the facilitation of upcoming researchers. His works of Literature were revolutionary