al-Jinan

…in the Bustānī family’s journal, Al-Jinān, and this publication mode established a pattern that was to be followed by writers of Arabic fiction for many subsequent decades. Premodern history also came to be frequently invoked in the Arabic novel. This trend found a notable exponent in Jurjī Zaydān, who used…

…1870 Bustānī began publication of al-Jinān (“The Shield”), a political and literary review that expressed his views on the need for a cultural revitalization. A Christian, he also worked to spread a spirit of toleration and trust among the different religious groups in Syria. He saw as his homeland a…