Makkarim, Naseeb Saeed (نسيب سعيد مكارم)
Naseeb Saeed Makkarim (نسيب سعيد مكارم ; September 14, 1889 - June 4, 1971) was a renowned Lebanese calligrapher. Makkarim was born to a Druze family in Aitat. He attended the American School of Souk El Gharb for several years but had to leave due to his father's death and the need to support his family. He initially trained to be a carpenter but became passionate about calligraphy, no doubt influenced by his mother, who was an accomplished calligrapher. With practice and guidance from older calligraphers, Makkarim became adept at writing script on tiny surfaces including individual grains of rice, which earned him acclaim and competitions from 1909 onwards. He was particularly skilled at the Thuluth ('one-third') style of calligraphy and was known to the various monarchies (and later republics) of the Near East as one of the finest living calligraphers in the early-mid 20th century. He also became a prominent cultural figure and leader in the Druze community, eventually earning the title of Sheikh.
Makkarim, Naseeb Saeed is also known as: نسيب سعيد مكارم
Institutionalizing Pan-Arabism
This is a rare c. 1956 bilingual (Arabic-English) map of the Arab League States, spanning the Arabian Peninsula, northeastern Africa, and the Levant, prepared by the Beirut Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It reflects the region during the early years of Gamal Abdel Nasser's presidency of Egypt, when he and his country took a leading role in the Arab League and the wider pan-Arab movement. (more details)