User:Haydar269/Salma Sayegh Biography

Salma Sayegh(1889-1953).
It's a composition of words, which is definitely not enough to express the life of the huge writer, novelist, and feminist, Salma Sayegh. When we talk about Salma Sayegh, then we are actually in front of a special and unique person, her life could be a valuable source of emotional, struggling, and suffering remnants issues. Gibran Khalil Gibran, May Ziade, and a lot of other well known writers and authors, admit that she is the best, which was her motivation.

Her life:
Salma was born in "Al Msatbeh-Beirut", in 1889, after her parents moved from "Wadi Al-Taim" in 1860. She studied at "Zahrat Al-Ihsan", which is still known till now. She took her studies from her favorite teacher "Al Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Monzer", (1875-1950), who is a writer in the same time. later on, she taught in several capital institutes such as "Al-Makased", believing that teaching is the best way to reach goodness and a bright future. In 1912, she got married to the Dr. Farid Kassab, who gave her a girl- that became Salah Lebki's wife-, and a boy who died in the first minutes of his life. Salma Sayegh, is a name of a very unique woman, who devoted her life as a pioneer of the social issues, especially the women's. She joined many associations, and was the founder of the "Women's Renaissance", and so, the "Women's Union", and the "Tuberculosis Resistance Associations" and more other associations that still remember her contributions till now. She moved to Brazil in 1939, where she joined the "Andalusian League" and settled there for 8 years. Where she translated different Brazilian contemporary types of literature. However, her homesickness pulled her back to Lebanon to continue her literary and striving career. Then she came back to publish the "Acts of Mercy" and "Aspects of the Good" in 1949, in a partnership with UNESCO.

Her death:
She died in September 27, 1953, in Saint Charles Hospital-Beirut. During her last days, she whispered to Salah Labki, her son-in-law, saying:" If illness gives me a chance, I will dictate you". Where he said that he was expecting her to amaze us by such of her masterpieces strength, emotion, integrity of thought, beauty of expression, and simplicity if death takes away from her.

After her death:
In the anniversary of her fortieth, a large honoring ceremony was held for her farewell in the hall of the Great House of Books in Beirut, which was co-organized by the University of Women's Associations in Lebanon, and the Ahl Al-Qalam Association. A lot of people participated in this big party, even who wasn't able to attend, sent letters and telegrams from abroad.

Two years after her death, a platform of her name was provided by the Lebanese University, where three lectures in feminist literature are given annually. Moreover, a permanent scholarship was given by her name to any Lebanese girl to be superior in the Arabic literature.

And the Lebanese state had awarded her the Gold Order of Merit, first class, but she apologized for accepting it at the time. After her absence, the government returned the aforementioned medal to her.

Her works:
-Sleeping Souls, lecture published in several newspaper.

-Sons of poor.

-Jerusalem Girl, Arabized novel, it was published in the New Girl magazine.

-Oriental notes.

-Oriental Lotte.

-Breezes, النسمات

-Pictures and memories.

-Acts of Mercy in partnership with UNESCO.

See Also:
-Gibran Khalil Gibran.

- Salah Labaki.

- Andalusian league

-May Ziade.

References:
Biography taken from, plus some

other information:- https://www.hindawi.org/