A monthly women's magazine published by
the Lebanese Women's League
P.O.B. 1289 — Beirut — Lebanon
Responsible Director:
Heneni Tarcha
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Editor-in-Chief:
Edvick Jureidini Shayboub
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Publishers
Dar al-Kitab
Daouk Station, Phoenicia Street
The Saab Building
P.O.B. 1284 — Beirut
Telephone: 25102
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Subscription
In Lebanon, Syria, and the Arab world
15 Lebanese lira or the equivalent
Abroad
10 dollars or the equivalent
For official departments and institutions
25 Lebanese lira or the equivalent
Advertisements: arranged directly
with the administration
Issue One — Twelfth Year — January 1956
Table of Contents
Page
The Woman's Word ... Edvick J. Shayboub ... 3
Is Woman Better Suited than Man to Primary Teaching? ... Dr. Habib Kurani ... 5–6
For the Sake of National Guidance ... Anissa Rawda Najjar ... 7
Introducing American Children to the World ... 8–9
Raise Your Child to Love Music ... Maguy Achkar al-Haj ... 10–11
Estrangement (poem) ... Rose Ghorayeb ... 12
Inspired by the Feast (story) ... Majida Attar ... 13–15
Where Did the Christmas Traditions Come From? ... 16–17
Dear Santa Claus ... translated by Malihah Zaydan ... 18–20
The Most Famous Operas — "Rigoletto" ... Arabized by Samir Shikhani ... 21–24
Winter 1956 Fashions in the Opinion of Pierre Balmain ... 25–27
Twenty-Four Hours in Latakia ... Samira Azzam ... 28–31
A Psychological Test ... 32–33
Remnants of a Sunset (story) ... Noura Nowayhed Halawani ... 34–37
The World of the Cinema ... 38–39
Blessed Envy ... Hibah al-Wadi ... 40–41
The Christmas Cake ... 43
In Society ... 44–47
In Their Memory ... Jirji Niqula Baz ... 48
Recently Published Books ... 48–49
