the economies of their countries... I said to him:
— You are known as a self-made young man who managed to reach what you have reached thanks to your strong arm and your sound thinking... and it is known that you have made al-Ahad leap forward this year by bounds, thanks to which it has taken its place among the great magazines... Beyond that, what wishes did the year 1956 fulfill for you???
— I had no particular, defined wishes that I hoped to see fulfilled this year. But I have always had a single goal around which my wishes hover; that goal crystallized in my mind two years ago, and I set it down in a motto of mine that I have repeated often in my paper: "Freedom, Unity, Progress".. And it makes me happy that this year should close with the Arab nation having taken a great leaping stride toward that goal.
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Mrs. Loreen Rihani
And with the proprietor of the magazine "Dunya al-Ahdath"... the innovating journalist... and the able educator.. my rounds came to an end... And amid the clamor of the presses.. and the scratching of pens... the voice of Mrs. Loreen Rihani rose, saying: I wished that we, men and women alike, would think of our respon
sibilities with sober, earnest thought, and that we would work to carry out what we think, instead of leaving it ink on paper, as is our habit in this country... And this year has proved that many of us have begun to work... I also wished to see woman come down into the field of work, practicing it with energy, vitality, and sincerity, instead of crouching in a corner of her house demanding her rights; for she obtains her rights by work, and she obtains them moreover automatically, with no need of shouting, speeches, and lectures... and I believe that woman has indeed begun to practice her work this
year... I wished to see order prevail in the life of the nation and of the individual... and I thank God that I see this wish of mine coming true, day after day... and I have many proofs of it.. take the traffic regulations, for example...
On the whole, with the fulfillment of these wishes, or a part of them, I count myself very optimistic indeed, and I promise myself a future that is all goodness and beauty...
These, Madam, are some of the wishes that came true for some of life's successful people... I hope that your own wishes have come true as well... and may every year find you well!
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