Download or read book Bint Arab written by Evelyn Shakir and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1997-08-26 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on primary sources such as club minutes, census records and interviews, this text explores the experience of late 19th- and early 20th-century immigrant women from Lebanon and Syria. The author considers the contrast between this and the experience of their daughters and granddaughters.