Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Ameen Rihani

Born: November 24, 1876
Died: September 13, 1940 (aged 63)
Bio: Ameen Rihani , was a Lebanese American writer, intellectual and political activist. He was also a major figure in the mahjar literary movement developed by Arab emigrants in North America, and an early theorist of Arab nationalism. He became an American citizen in 1901.
Known for:
- The Book of Khalid (1911)
- Maker of modern Arabia (1928)
- Ibn Sa'oud of Arabia (1928)
- Myrtle and myrrh