This is the first academic study to discuss the immigration of Arabs to the U.S. Hitti describes the social and educational conditions of the immigrants and the religious problems and issues that arose as a result. An appendix is given listing the various religious communities in the U.S.

• Historic and Geographic Background. Social, Moral, and Political Antecedents
• Emigration
• In America
• Social and Educational Conditions
• Religious Conditions
• Special Problems, Future Prospects and Recommendations