The Woman's Voice

A monthly women's magazine published by

the Lebanese Women's League

P.O. Box 1284 – Beirut – Lebanon

Responsible director: Heneni Tarcha

The supervisory committee: Afifi Majdalani,

Najla Cortas Zureik,

Salwa G. Shoucair,

Rida Jureidini, Lily Badre

Managed and published by

Dar al-Kitab

Proprietors: Fuad Badr and Youssef al-Khal

General director: Fuad Badr

Editor-in-chief: Fouad Suleiman

Administration: Beirut, Phoenicia Street –

the Saab Building.

Address: Dar al-Kitab, P.O. Box 1284

Beirut – Lebanon

Telephone number 28-00

Subscription: in Syria and Lebanon, 15 lira;

in the Arab world, a pound and a half;

abroad, ten dollars.

This amount is payable in advance, either by postal

money order or by bank check in the name of

"Dar al-Kitab," or through

our general agents.

As for the subscription rate for official

departments and institutions, it is,

in the Arab world, 25 L.L.,

and abroad, 50 L.L.

Advertisements: arranged by agreement with the administration;

the administration has a special advertising branch

that designs the advertisement and produces it

artistically, in keeping with the point reached

by the modern art of advertising.

Number 9 – Fourth Year – October 1948

Table of Contents
Page
A Dance Cover
My Letter to My Son Edvick Shayboub
Salma al-Husseini 6, 7
Rafi'a Bibi
In Freike Fouad Suleiman 8, 9
The Inspiration of Motherhood Wadih Deeb 12, 13
Our Girls with Nature Nahla Marwa 14, 15
The Magic Wand of the Universe In'am al-Saghir 16
A Bud Unfolds George Mashrou'a 17
The Wife of His Excellency al-Sharabati A. J. Sh. 18, 19
Mateo Falcone (A Story) 20, 21
William Blake 22, 23
Once Upon a Time (The Child's Story) Sophie Arqash 28, 29
How Do You Choose Your Children's Toys 30
Does Your Child Help You 31
UNESCO 32, 33
Where the Pines Are Evergreen Reportage 36
The Kitchen — The Home — Fashions — For Elegance and Beauty — Society News — Readers' Letters — Ask Whatever You Wish — Delightful Reportages.
October 1948