A monthly women's magazine devoted to the causes of 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, Ghabrash Building
(opposite the Capuchin church)
P.O. Box 1284 — Beirut
Telephone: 25102
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Subscriptions
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 by agreement
with the management directly
Issue Nine — Twelfth Year — September 1956
Table of Contents
Page
On the Margin of the Baalbek Festivals . . . The Editor-in-Chief . . . 4
The Temples of Baalbek Bear Witness... . . . (The Editors) . . . 5–8
From Our Heritage . . . Dr. Asad Rustum . . . 9
The Lebanese and Travel . . . Eva Badr Malik . . . 10
From My Notebook . . . Rose Ghorayeb . . . 11
Just Flights of Fancy . . . Samira Azzam . . . 12
How Can Your Youth and Beauty Last? . . . Dr. Jamil Anouti . . . 13
Pages from the Life of Gibran and Howayek . . . Edvick J. Shayboub . . . 14–15
The Duty-Free Market at the International Airport . . . 16–17
Fall and Winter Fashions . . . 18–19
Does the Western Woman Surpass Her Eastern Sister? . . . Salam Khoury . . . 20–21
Dina... Queen of Jordan . . . Layla Shahin . . . 22–23
An Oasis of Learning in the Desert . . . In'am al-Saghir . . . 24–25
A Little Story in Breaths . . . Jihan Gazawi Aony . . . 26–27
The Memoirs of the Duchess of Windsor . . . 28–31
The World's Most Famous Operas . . . translated by Samir Shikhani . . . 32–34
The Bride's Veil . . . 35
Where Motherhood and Childhood Are Sacred . . . 36
Those Tender Hearts (A Story) . . . Jadhibiyya Sidqi . . . 37–40
The Importance of Shoes to Your Beauty . . . 41
The World of the Cinema . . . 42–43
Recently Published Books . . . 44
Society News . . . 46–47
Poisoning from Green Cheese . . . 48–49
World Events in a Month . . . Ziyadeh Awwad . . . 50–51
