A monthly women's magazine published by
the Lebanese Women's League
P.O. Box 1284 — Beirut — Lebanon
Issue Eleven — Eighth Year — November 1952
Mrs. Zalfa Chamoun (A Report) . . . Edvick Jureidini Shayboub . . 4–8
The Idealism of Youth . . . Dr. Anis Frayha . . 9–11
My Impressions of England . . . Widad Maqdisi Cortas . . 13–15
In Memory of Malak Hifni and May Ziadeh
Has History Done Justice to "May"? . . . Jihan Gazawi Aony . . 16–21
Selections from the Writings of "May"
The Slave Girl's Influence on the Arab Woman . . . Zaheya Ayoub . . 22–24
A Letter from America . . . Tawfiq Sayigh . . 25–27
Can the Burden of Old Age Be Lightened? . . . 28–29
Does Punishment Have Educational Value? . . . Faiza Maalouf Antiba . . 30–32
An Artistic and Literary Contest . . . The Woman's Voice . . 33–35
"Mouth," a Poem . . . Fouad al-Khashin . . 36
Our Children and Our Language . . . Nahida Fadli . . 37–39
Gambling, Gambling . . . Tamam Dawud . . 40–41
In My Library — Alone with the Days, by Fadwa Tuqan . . . reviewed by Mutawahhid . . 42
The Messenger of Death (A Story) . . . 43
In the Keeping of the Fates (Story of the Issue) . . . Emily Fares Ibrahim . . 44–45
From Autumn's Fashions . . . Mun Hayim . . 48–50
In Society . . . 50–54
The White Hand Society in São Paulo . . . 55–57
The Supervisory Committee — the ladies:
Alice Nakkash Nazik Sarkis
Sumayya al-Khazen
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Editor-in-Chief: Edvick J. Shayboub
All correspondence concerning editorial matters and administration 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 management.
The First Lady of Lebanon, wife of His Excellency the President of the Republic, Mrs. Zalfa Tabet Chamoun, in her elegant salon.
Read the reportage about her on pages 4–8
