The Centennial Compilation

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>One hundred years after Emily Ruete born Sayyida Salme died in 1924 this Centennial Compilation combines three books into one to present the full range of her writings. Translated from the original German by her great-great-granddaughter and supplemented by a number of short essays and over two hundred images this complete compilation features </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Memoirs of an Arabian Princess </em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>(the first book published by an Arab woman) along with three other manuscripts she left behind: </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Letters to the Homeland</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Addendum to My Memoirs</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> and </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Syrian Customs and Conventions</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Instead of purchasing each book separately readers can now turn to this combined edition for a deep dive and comprehensive overview including with easy reference for citations across the three books in the series.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>From Sayyida Salme's life as a princess in Zanzibar to her challenging days as a widow in Germany these writings tell her story in her own words while the new translations provide greater accuracy and readability than the historical translations. With this Centennial Compilation we can honor Emily Ruete born Sayyida Salme as we celebrate a literary figure whose experiences and insights still speak to us today.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Let history surprise you let her story inspire you - let her authentic voice speak to you.</span></p>