Speech by Hazem Saghieh

Speech by Hazem Saghieh during the International Conference for the centennial celebration of the first publishing of Ameen Rihani's book entitled Arab Kings. Mr. Saghieh is a Lebanese writer and journalist. After working for al-Safir newspaper in Beirut in the 1970s and 1980s, he moved to London. He is now editor of the daily Afkar [Ideas] page for al-Hayat newspaper and the political weekly supplement Tayyarat [Currents]. He also co-edits Abwab [Doors], a cultural quarterly published in Arabic. Saghieh has published several books in Arabic, including works on Umm Kulthum, Arabism, and the cultures of Khomeinism.