Anbara Salam Khalidi
Anbara Salam Khalidi | |
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Born | 1897 Beirut |
Died | 1986 (aged 88-89) Beirut |
Occupation | Translator |
Language | Arabic |
Citizenship | Lebanese |
Alma mater | American University of Beirut |
Period | Late 1920s - 1980s |
Genre | Translations of classics |
Spouse | Ahmad Samih Al Khalidi |
Relatives | Salim Ali Salam (father) Saeb Salam (brother) |
Anbara Salam Khalidi (Arabic: عنبرة سلام الخالدي)(1897–1986) was a Lebanese feminist, translator and author, who significantly contributed to the emancipation of Arab women.[1]
Early life and education
Khalidi was born into an eminent Sunni family in Beirut in 1897.[2][3] She was the daughter of Salim Ali Salam, a deputy in the Ottoman parliament and a mercant, and the sister of former Lebanese prime minister Saeb Salam.[4] Two of her brothers served as cabinet ministers of Lebanon.[5]
She received modern education and learned French. She and her siblings attended the Anglican Syrian College in Ras Beirut, which is the predecessor of the American University of Beirut.[6] From 1925 to 1927 she studied in the United Kingdom.[6]
Activities
After returning to Beirut Khalidi joined women's movement in the country.[6] She is the first Lebanese women, who publicly abandoned the veil in 1927 during a lecture at the American University of Beirut.[2][7] She was the first person, who translated Homer's classical works such as the Iliad and the Odyssey into Arabic.[6] She also translated Virgil’s Aeneid into Arabic for the first time.[7] Her memoir was published in 1978 with the title of Jawalah fil Dhikrayat Baynah Lubnan Wa Filastin (A Tour of Memories of Lebanon and Palestine in English).[5] It was translated into English in 2013 under the title of Memoirs of an Early Arab Feminist.[2]
In her memoir, Khalidi emphasizes negative effects of Ottoman ruler of Syria Jamal Pasha's activities on her family and her childhood.[8] A chapter in the book is about Jamal Pasha, titled Jamal Pasha and his Crimes.[8]
Personal life and death
Anbara Salam married a Palestinian educator, Ahmad Samih Al Khalidi (died 1951) in 1929.[6][9] It was his second marriage.[10] He was the principal of the Arab College in Jerusalem in Mandatory Palestine.[10] They settled in Jerusalem and then in Beirut.[6] She died in Beirut in May 1986.[7][9]
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