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Honoring the life and work of Arab-American writer Ameen Rihani and celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of the first Arab-American novel, "The Book of Khalid", by Ameen Rihani.

Introduced: March 29, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Honors the life and work of Arab-American writer Ameen Rihani.

Celebrates the 100th anniversary of the publication of the first Arab-American novel, "The Book of Khalid," by Ameen Rihani.

What's happening now March 29, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 24, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 608: Honoring the life and work of Arab-American writer Ameen Rihani and celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of the first Arab-American novel, "The Book of Khalid", by Ameen Rihani.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-608/
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"H. Res. 608: Honoring the life and work of Arab-American writer Ameen Rihani and celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of the first Arab-American novel, "The Book of Khalid", by Ameen Rihani.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-608/.
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H. Res. 608, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-608/.
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[H. Res. 608: Honoring the life and work of Arab-American writer Ameen Rihani and celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of the first Arab-American novel, "The Book of Khalid", by Ameen Rihani.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-608/)
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