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0261.03.0091

A Book Draft by Khalil Sakakini

This archival item documents an undated book draft of Khalil Sakakini that includes a discussion of subjunctives, Hamza, names ending in “Wayh” and derivatives, as well as women’s names. It also has documentation of his letter addressed to his friend Mansour Fahmi after returning from Egypt following his stay there for two years as head of the Arabic Division at al-Obeideyyeh School, where he praises their friendship and the friendship of Mostafa Abderrazeq. Then, he writes of construction and its types such as clause, expressional, additional and others. He also mentions that he was assigned to introduce Hussein Haikal to the audience at the YMCA in Jerusalem on Friday 11 June 1937. While introducing him, he mentioned his works and participation in daily and weekly newspapers, and praised his role in elevating journalism, he also mentioned that as a Palestinian, he feels his Egyptianism more than Egyptians themselves. Then, he speaks of the reflections of political discussions regarding Palestine occurring between the two biggest parties in Egypt at the time, al-Wafd and the Constitutional. Skakaini then wrote of the summer school constructed by the American University in Beirut, that asked him to give classes in the origins of teaching the Arabic language in different origins. On other pages, Sakakini writes some poetry verses including his own and records adjectives that rhyme with “Af’al” (I Do). Another subject he discusses is passive voice, negative Hamza and turning doubles into minus or hollow. He then wrote that there are two types of people, one who lives based on the beliefs of others and another who lives by their own beliefs. After that, he wrote a condolences letter on 24 November 1922, which was sent to Mustafa Abderrazeq following the murder of his brother, where he expressed his sadness and grief for his friend. Following, he mentioned having a memorial for Ahmad Zaki Pasha in Egypt, where he met a wealthy Shaikh, who was a scientist, public speaker, a true Arab and a lover of the Arab nation spending his money in the service of science. Then he writes that he was in Nazareth at a club called the European Club, as he was never in Nazareth without being asked to give a speech, and here he documents a poem by Shukri Ali. Sakakini then finishes his book with poetry quotes and sayings of philosophers and writers and writing down his father’s dating of the house’s history including birth, death and marriage.

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The ‏Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center Collection

Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center Sub-collection 1: Booklets