Honoring the Author of "Mukhtasar Mufid"

On the evening of the ninth of July last, the regional center of the World Organization for the Freedom of Culture gave a sumptuous cocktail party in honor of Mr. Rushdi Ma'alouf, editor-in-chief of "al-Jarida" and author of the book "Mukhtasar Mufid," which appeared recently and made the most agreeable impression in press and political circles.

The cocktail party was attended by a number of prominent political personalities and by the elect of the men of thought and letters in Lebanon; and the organization's representative in the Middle East, Mr. Bechara Gharib, moved about among the guests, welcoming them and spreading among them an air of good cheer and gaiety.