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Gibran Khalil Gibran [a] [b] (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931), usually referred to in English as Kahlil Gibran, [c] [d] was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist; he was also considered a philosopher, although he himself rejected the title. [5]
Gebran (Arabic: جبران) is a given name and family name in Arabic.It is also transliterated as Gibran, Jebran, Jibran, Joubran, Jubran, Goubran and Gubran.It might also appear with an additional "e" at the end, like in Gebrane, Gibrane etc.
Khalil or Khaleel (Arabic: خليل) means friend and is a common male first name in the Middle East, the Caucasus, the Balkans, North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Asia and among Muslims in South Asia and as such is also a common surname.
Editor’s Note: Khalil Gibran Muhammad is the Ford Foundation Professor of History, Race and Public Policy at Harvard University, an organizer of the Freedom to Learn movement and co-host of the ...
One of Gibran's acquaintances, Juliet Thompson, recalled that he met 'Abdu'l-Bahá when that Bahai leader journeyed to the West. [9] [10] Gibran, who had arranged to draw his portrait, was unable to sleep the night before meeting him. [6]: p253 Gibran later told Thompson that in 'Abdu'l-Bahá he had "seen the Unseen, and been filled."
The region is the birthplace of famed poet, painter and sculptor Khalil Gibran; a museum in town honours his life and work. [2] As Bsharri is mountainous and experiences freezing winters, it is home to Lebanon's oldest ski resort, the Cedars Ski Resort, as well as the country's original ski lift, which was built in 1953.
In 1904, she met Kahlil Gibran at an exhibition of his work at Fred Holland Day's studio, [4] where she had offered to let him display his work at her institution. [5] This interaction began what would come to be a lifelong friendship between Haskell and Gibran. She is known to have funded his artistic endeavors and edited his English writings.
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