The Woman's Voice

A monthly women's magazine published by

the Dar Lubnan League

P.O. Box 1284 — Beirut — Lebanon

Responsible director: Heneni Tarcha

The supervisory committee — Mesdames:

Alice Nakkash Nazik Sarkis

Sumayya al-Khazen

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Editor-in-chief: Edvick J. Shayboub

All correspondence concerning the editorial and administrative departments

should be sent to:

Dar al-Kitab

Daouk Station, Phoenicia Street,

the Saab Building

P.O. Box 1284 — Beirut

Telephone: 48-00

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Subscription

In Lebanon, Syria, and the Arab world:

15 Lebanese liras or the equivalent

Abroad:

10 dollars or the equivalent

For official departments and institutions:

25 Lebanese liras or the equivalent.

Advertisements: arranged directly

with the administration.

Table of Contents
1–2 .... To My Daughter and Her Husband on Their Wedding Day .... Elias Murshaq
4 .... In Memory of Riad al-Solh .... The Woman's Voice
5–6 .... Summer Musings
7–8 .... The American Woman Prepares for the Elections .... by Millicent McIntosh
9–12 .... Water Skiing .... Olga Nader
13–15 .... From the Heart of Life .... Tawfiq Sayigh
16–18 .... Gambling .... Edvick Jureidini Shayboub
19–21 .... A Joke (a story) .... translated by Najati Sidqi
22–24 .... The Importance of Play for Children .... Nora Katibah
25–27 .... Our Women in the Field of Work — a reportage .... by Miss Intisar Tabash
28–29 .... The Orthodox Shelter in Amman — an illustrated reportage
30–32 .... From the Diary of a Nun (a story) .... Samira Azzam
33–34 .... The Change of Life in Women
35–39 .... Rise, Let Us Set Out from Here (Story of the Issue) .... Filib Muslim
40–43 .... Summer Fashions .... Mun Hayim
45–46 .... The Woman's Voice in Damascus
47–52 .... In Society
The Cover Picture
A view of the building activity in Damascus, on the occasion of the trip of The Woman's Voice delegation to the Syrian capital
Issue Eight — Eighth Year — August 1952