news · Issue No. 3, March 1954 · p. 46

Dr. Najla Izzeddin's Book "The Arab World"

كتاب «العالم العربي» للدكتورة نجلا عز الدين

There recently appeared in America, in the English language, the book "The Arab World" by Dr. Najla Izzeddin, holder of the degree of doctor of history from "Harvard" University in America. She spent six years in composing the book, and it has come out as a faithful, detailed account of the history of the Arab world: its past, its present, and its future.

"The Arab World" was published by one of the great publishing houses in Chicago, and it carries a foreword by William Hocking, professor of philosophy at Harvard University and one of the great leaders of thought in America. The book was received in America with a wave of appreciation and astonishment, and was reckoned "Book of the Month" for December; publishing companies are now on the way to translating it into German and Arabic.

Dr. Najla Izzeddin is now preparing to travel at the beginning of March to the United States, in answer to the invitation of certain great clubs, to deliver a series of lectures on the margins of the book's subjects. In preparation for this journey, the author made several trips to the Arab countries to supply herself with the latest information on the developments in each country...

It is without doubt a great pride for Lebanon, and for all the Arabs, that a Lebanese young lady should win world fame with a book that has met, from the moment of its publication, with such appreciation and respect. We congratulate our friend Dr. Izzeddin on this great work, and we congratulate ourselves on her!

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