The Syrian World

The Syrian World was founded in 1926 by a Syrian-American journalist and intellectual, Salloum Mokarzel.^[1][3] The magazine was printed entirely in English^[3] and was pitched to the first generation Syrians; who were born in the United States.^[1] Salloum founded the magazine as a non-sectarian and non-partisan publication that would seek, to educate the first generation of Syrian-Americans of their illustrious and ancient cultural heritage, and to strengthen their ties to their culture. In the second year of its publication, 1927, a single issue cost 50 cents, and a yearly subscription set back the reader 5 dollars. Although very popular when it was founded, it proved difficult to keep afloat during the Great Depression, and it ceased publication in 1932.^[1] However, after 1932 The Syrian World was turned into a weekly newspaper.^[4]

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