Etiquette, by Ruhi Jamil

The publishers: Dar al-Ahad

... The civilized nations of Europe felt an urgent need, in their life, to lay down a general system that would define for them the lines they must follow in their societies, and so they established the "rules of conduct," or what we today call Etiquette.

It was only natural that the Arabs should borrow these fundamental principles to complete their renaissance and to direct relations among the various individuals and groups...

And in order to define these lines, which the Arab world would do well to follow in its new development, so that they should not stand in isolation from the civilized world, Mr. Ruhi Jamil has produced this new book, relying in it on what all civilized societies and peoples have laid down, and adapting it to what accords with our needs and harmonizes with our traditions...

There is no doubt that such a book, new of its kind, will greatly help to give Arab societies a deep training in conduct, so that they will not find themselves in embarrassing situations through ignorance of these basic rules of social refinement. The Woman's Voice will present some of the studies of this book, in what concerns woman.