Khalidi was born into an eminent
Sunni Lebanese family in
Beirut in 1897. She received a modern education and learned French. She and her siblings attended the Anglican Syrian College in
Ras Beirut, which is the predecessor of the
American University of Beirut. From 1925 to 1927 she studied in
the United Kingdom. with
King Faisal I of Iraq in Richmond Park in London in 1925, along with Salim's son
Saeb Salam and daughters Anbara and Rasha. Anbara can be seen wearing an elegant cloche hat and a mid-calf skirt, contrary to prevailing social conventions in Beirut at the time. ==Activities==