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Chekri Ganem

Lebanese writer and journalist (1861–1929)

Not to be confused with the Libyan politician Shukri Ghanem (1942-2012).

Chekri Ganem

Native name

شكري ابن إبراهيم غانم

Born(1861-09-14)14 September 1861
Beirut, Ottoman Empire
Died3 May 1929(1929-05-03) (aged 67)
Antibes, France
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • poet
  • playwright
  • journalist
  • political activist
Notable works
    • Ronces et Fleurs
    • Antar
    • Daad
    • La Giaour
SpouseAnaïs-Marie Couturier
RelativesHalil Ganem (brother)

Chekri Ganem (also spelled Chekri Ghanem or Shukri Ghanim; Arabic: شكري ابن إبراهيم غانم / ALA-LC: Shukrī ibn Ibrāhīm Ghānim; 1861 – 3 May 1929) was a Lebanese intellectual, writer, playwright, poet, and journalist.

He traveled extensively, and finally settled in France in 1895. In Paris, he became a dynamic political activist and leader in the Syro-Lebanese diaspora. He founded the Société des Amis de l'Orient (Society of