Anisa Rawda Najjar Collection, 1913-2016
A leading Lebanese activist in the field of rural development and women's rights. She started as one of the first female journalists in the Arab world, where she edited the newsletter of the National School in 1931, and rose as one of the founders and prominent members of several women's associations. She represented Lebanon in international forums and conferences for a long time.
This extensive and unique collection of ephemera, pamphlets, flyers, documents, booklets covers around 80 years (and counting) of Arab history and extends across the Arab world in terms of geographic. It includes documents issued by various political parties and entities, state institutions, activist groups, press clippings, and offers a rare glimpse onto the political and national realities of the Arab world throughout the 20th c. with a special focus on Lebanon and the Palestinian issue.