A monthly women's magazine published by
the Lebanese Women's League
P.O. Box 1284 — 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. 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 management
Number Two — Twelfth Year — February 1956
Table of Contents
Page
The Woman's Word . . . Edvick J. Shayboub . . . 4
Plant, Do Not Cut . . . Rose Ghorayeb . . . 5
From Abject Dependence to a Dignified Living — the Editors — . . . 6-7
From Mr. Michel Toma's Impressions of India . . . 8-9
From Our Heritage . . . Asma Tubi . . . 10
The Woman's Voice Asks Bishr Fares . . . Nur Salman . . . 11
Classical Dance: "Ballet" . . . Umayma Riz . . . 12-13
At the Zoo . . . Hibah al-Wadi . . . 14-15
The Radio Chorus . . . Nahida Fadli al-Dajani . . . 16-17
France Chooses the 12 Best Novels . . . 18
The Most Famous Operas — "Tannhäuser" . . . translated into Arabic by Samir Shikhani . . . 19-22
Raising Your Child Costs 26,000 Hours of Work . . . 23
My Bedouin Neighbor "Umm Rashid" . . . Nahla Marwa Shuman . . . 24-25
Where the Happiest Couple in the World Lives . . . 26-27
Despair (Poetry) . . . Jihan Gazawi Aony . . . 28
Woman and Her Political Rights . . . 29
The Most Beautiful Will in the World . . . 30-31
At the Border (A Story) . . . Noura Nowayhed Halawani . . . 32-34
Faith . . . Emily Nasrallah . . . 35
An Ounce of Prevention . . . 36
A Psychological Test . . . 38-39
The Predictions of "Jean Viau" for 1956 . . . 40-41
The Home Economics Section . . . 42
The Cinema Section — Cinderella, or "The Magic Slipper" . . . 44-45
In Society . . . 46-47
