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 — Mesdames:
Alice Nakkash — Nazik Sarkis
Sumayya al-Khazen
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Editor-in-chief: Edvick J. Shayboub
All correspondence concerning editorial and administrative matters should be sent to:
Dar al-Kitab
Daouk Station, Phoenicia Street
The Saab Building
P.O. Box 1284 — Beirut
Telephone: 25102
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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
The Woman's Word ... Edvick Jureidini Shayboub ... 3
The Inspiration of Fasting ... Salwa Mahmasani Moumina ... 5
"The Woman's Voice" Consults the Champion of Woman ... Mohammad Jamil Beyhum ... 6–7
With the Processions of Mothers ... Asma Tubi ... 8
O Mother ... Matilda Shaoul Hayek ... 9
In Memory of Florence Nightingale ... Salwa Mahmasani Moumina ... 11
The Desired Equality ... Rose Ghorayeb ... 12–13
For the Sake of Marital Happiness ... 14–15
An Outpouring ... Jihan Gazawi Aony ... 16–17
The Living Statue (verse) ... Ibrahim al-Arrayed ... 18–19
The American Woman ... Dunya Marwa ... 20–21
On the Road (story) ... Samira Azzam ... 22–23
Art Is a Pleasant Hobby ... 24–25
This Is How the Modern Woman Lives ... 26–27
The Day I Knew I Was a Woman ... Yaacoub Hourani ... 28
The Old Woman ... Hibah al-Wadi ... 29
Male and Female He Created Them ... Mariana Abboud Fakhoury ... 30–31
Whispers to Our Adolescent Children ... 32
From the Page of Memories ... Emiline ... 33
Be Positive! ... 34–35
You Are Better Than You Think ... 36–37
Women's Activity in Damascus ... 38–40
Singing Is the Inspiration of Nature ... Tamam Dawud ... 41
An Hour at the Hotel Training School ... Evelyn Hitti Kanaan ... 44–45
In Society ... 46–49
The Cover Picture
A picture of a statue by the artist Youssef Howayek — a Lebanese emira of the sixteenth century.
If she were brought back to life at an evening party in this chemise brocaded with gold and this velvet coat, the tantour set atop a tarboush of silver or gold with the shambar draped over it — how much luster would the party gain from her presence?!!
