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A photograph showing Prince Abd El Ilah standing outside the Iraqian Legation in Cairo, Egypt with Nourry El Said Pasha, Daoud El Hidary Pasha, ex-Iraqian Minister to London, Mohamed Yaseen Bey, and Tahseen El Askary, Iraqian Minister to Egypt.

Aug 6, 2025

The Haddad Family Papers Collection

The Haddad Family Papers (1894-1950) collection was recently published in The Hoda Z. Nassour and Herbert R. Nassour Jr., MD, Archive of Lebanese Diaspora at the Khayrallah Center in July 2025. This collection contains materials collected by Robert Haddad and his family. Robert Haddad (1930-2024) was passionate about education. He served as the president of…
An Arabic-language newspaper, al-Sayeh.

Jul 23, 2025

Bob Haddad on Arab-American Community, Literature, and Identity: the Voices of the Mahjar Podcast

The Khayrallah Center’s newest podcast series, Voices of the Mahjar, shares the experiences of Arabs and Arab Americans living in the diaspora. In our most recent episodes, Khayrallah Center Director Dr. Akram Khater and NC State Assistant Professor Dr. Elizabeth Saylor interviewed self-identified Syrian American Brooklynite Robert Mitchell Haddad. The Khayrallah Center is fortunate to…

Sep 7, 2016

The Chasm of Assimilation – My mother’s New Zealand cousins

This article is written by Cecile Yazbek who was born into a Lebanese family in East London, South Africa. She is the author of four books all related to the Lebanese diaspora. This is the first in a three-part series including Albinos and the Lagger and Transplanted Family Trees. All photos courtesy of author. New Zealand Rules In…