Al-Majalla Al-Tijarriya Newspapers, المجلة التجارية

Arabs--United States

Newspapers

Arabic periodicals

Arab American newspapers

Biographical/Historical Note

Al-Majalla al-Tijarriya, المجلة التجارية [The Syrian-American Commercial Magazine], was an Arabic-language monthly journal published by Salloum A. Mokarzel from 1918 to 1926.

The journal evolved from al-Alam al-Jadid [The New World], published between 1909 and 1926. The origins of this journal are unclear. It appears to have been founded by Mokarzel with the involvement of Khalil Aswad. At some point, it may have been sold to Afifa Karm, who continued publishing it under this title. The journal returned to Mokarzel and was published by the Syrian-American Press from December 1918 until June 1926. With the exception of several December issues, the journal was published monthly between January and November.

The last iteration of the journal was heavily shaped by Salloum Mokarzel's interest in domestic and international trade and commerce. Under Mokarzel's editorialship, the magazine was--according to its tagline--"devoted to the promotion of commercial relations between America and the Arabic-speaking peoples throughout the world." Subscriptions were offered both within the United States and across the globe, and many of the articles were aimed to promote transnational commerce.

Scope/Contents Note

Al-Majalla al-Tijarriya Newspapers collection includes issues from December 1918 to June 1926. The journal is published in Arabic, with an English-language index of titles included in each issue.

Topics for individual articles include Syrian and Lebanese commercial ventures and businesses, international trade and commerce, as well as domestic and international industry, technological, and financial development. Also touched on are World War I and Europe's rebuilding effort. Each issue includes advertisements for Syrian/Lebanese-owned businesses, particularly in New York City but representing other cities in America as well.

To access the fully searchable digitized issues of the newspaper, search the Khayrallah Center's Arabic Newspaper database.

Salloum A. Mokarzel

Syrian-American Press

New York Public Library

Linda K. Jacobs

Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies

1918-1926

Processed by Claire A. Kempa and student workers, 2018. Collection Guide written by Claire A. Kempa, 2019.

Collection Guide updated by Laura Lethers, 2023 August.

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Al-Majallah Al-Tijariyeh