...Do you know that this “Nawwar” is “the month of roses,” “the month of motherhood,” and “the month of martyrs”?
As for the roses — I am certain, my dear reader, that their beauty will flood your house with its many colors, overflowing with love and tenderness, and spreading warmth and peace through the home. So gather them in plenty...
As for motherhood, my dear — is there anything in life that equals motherhood??
Shall I summon you to the joy that no joy equals?
Shall I summon you to the love that no love equals?
And how should I summon you to that, when you know that what lies between you and this little child is something stronger than life itself... and that you are never truly in life except in the hour you are at his bedside, watching over him with your heart, your mind, and your body...
As for martyrdom — do you remember, dear reader, that thirty-four years ago, on the sixth of Nawwar, this land witnessed the heroism of a band of our men who scorned death, striking the timbers of the gallows with their necks and striking with their feet that withered face, the face of the tyrant?
And they were great...
And death was small...
Teach us the meaning of the great martyrdom once again...
The result will be announced on the first of June
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At the end of April, the deadline set by The Woman's Voice for receiving the stories of the entrants in the competition expired.
Thirty-three contestants entered the competition.
This month, “Nawwar,” a committee of this country's leading men of letters will meet to examine the stories and give its final verdict.
The result will be announced in the daily papers, and in The Woman's Voice on the first of June 1950.
Until the first of June, then, God willing.
* Miss Itty Salameh
* Nineteen years old
* Palestinian by birth and upbringing
Her father of Lebanese origin
Her mother German
She won first prize in the children's beauty contest in Jaffa when she was a girl of five.
She was recently elected beauty queen of Beirut for 1950.
She believes that the home is woman's place and that her first aim is to found a family, to watch over its care, and to secure its happiness.
She loves Lebanon and has many friendships there.
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Fifth issue — Sixth year — Nawwar (May) 1950