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-Khazin
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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: 25102
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Subscription
In Lebanon, Syria, and the Arab world
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Abroad
10 dollars or the equivalent
For official departments and institutions
25 Lebanese liras or the equivalent
Advertisements: arranged by agreement with the administration directly
Table of Contents
The Woman's Voice Consults Its Readers .... The Editor-in-Chief .... 3
Droplets .... Raji al-Ra'i .... 5
Passages from My Prayer in My Solitude .... Dr. Jamal Harfush .... 6
A Choice Bouquet of Western Poetry (Translation) .... Fouad Sarrouf .... 7
A Fleeting Glance at "Sartrism" .... Dr. Kamal al-Hajj .... 8–9
At The Woman's Voice Round Table .... Evelyn Kanaan .... 10–11
Get to Know Our Ladies .... 12–13
The Traffic Policeman (A Story) .... Salma al-Haffar al-Kuzbari .... 14–16
My Future Today! .... 17
Are You Your Own Mistress? .... 18–19
Weddings in the Abbasid Era .... Afaf Abd al-Baqi .... 20–21
My Father's Harem .... 22–23
How Do You Think? .... 24
Ballet Dancing .... Edvick Jureidini Shayboub .... 25–27
The Kindled Fire (Poetry) .... Umm Khaldun .... 28
My Observations in America .... A'idah Sa'b Assaf .... 29–31
Education in Early Childhood .... Ihsan Mahsani .... 32–33
The Origin of the Child's Instincts .... Evelyn Bassila .... 34–35
Many Mothers, But... .... 36
Maflouq's Chit-Chat .... Maflouq .... 37
The Gypsy Woman .... Hibah al-Wadi .... 38–39
Society News .... 40–46
Recently Published Books .... 47–48
The Cover Picture
Miss Valerie Fouad Sarrouf in a pose of openness, looking out toward hope..
(See pages 25–27)
