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
Hamra Street, the Ghobrash Building
(opposite the Capuchin church)
P.O. Box 1284 — Beirut
Telephone: 25102
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Subscription
In Lebanon, Syria, and the Arab world
15 L.L. or the equivalent
Abroad
10 dollars or the equivalent
For official departments and institutions
25 L.L. or the equivalent
Advertisements: arranged directly with the management
Issue Five — Twelfth Year — May 1956
Table of Contents
Page
The Woman's Word .......... The Editor-in-Chief 4
The "Woman's Voice" Forum .......... Afaf Abd al-Baqi 5–7
The Modern French Theater .......... Najla Aqrawi 8–9
The Story of Mothers' Day 10
The Mother's Portrait .......... Widad Ibrahim Matar 11
Ibn al-Haytham .......... Anissa Rawda Najjar 13
Emira Hbous Arslan .......... Evelyn Hitti Kanaan 14–15
The Center for Crippled Children (A Report) 16–18
Znoud el-Sett (A Story) .......... Edvick J. Shayboub 19–22
Forty: A New Beginning 23
The World's Most Famous Operas .......... Translated by Samir Shikhani 24–25
Here Is Spring and Its New Fashions 26–27
The Immortal Magdalene .......... Asma Tubi 28
The Cypress of the Convent (Poetry) .......... Umm Khaldun 29
Ribbons, the Latest Fashion 30
A Picture Every Month .......... Emily Nasrallah 31
In the Modern Kitchen 34
The Child's Corner 36–37
The World of the Cinema 38–39
Society News 40–48
World Events in a Month .......... Claire Shoucair Adam 49
The Cover Picture
The bride of the month, Ilham Abdul-Fattah Mikati, whose marriage contract to the engineer Rabah al-Husseini was concluded on the first of last April. See In Society, page 44.
