The Woman's Voice

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, Hindi 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 Four — Thirteenth Year — April 1957

Page
Welcome, Spring! ... the Editor-in-Chief
Theatrical Activity in Paris –3– ... Najla Aqrawi ... 1–3
At The Woman's Voice Forum — Whom Do We Elect, and How? ... Afaf Abd al-Baqi ... 4–6
Sudan... and Women's Rights ... the Magazine's Correspondent ... 7–8
Every Month a Picture — The Half-Educated! ... Emily Nasrallah ... 9
The Demands That Surge in Every Child's Breast ... Faiza Maalouf Antiba ... 10–11
A Page from the Life of Gibran and Howayek (11) ... Edvick J. Shayboub ... 12–13
The Story of the Young Man Ahmad Shawqi –3– ... A J Sh ... 14–15
For the Nurses' Home ... 16
'Ataba... and Revenge ... Abdullah Hashimeh ... 17–18
The Red Pill — A Story ... Edvick J. Shayboub ... 19–21
The Memoirs of the Duchess of Windsor (9) ... Emily Nasrallah ... 22–24
The World of Cinema ... 26–27
Liberated Thoughts — We Buried It with Father ... Layla Baalbaki ... 28–29
The Birth of Music Through History ... Fadil Abu al-Nasr ... 30–31
The Most Beautiful Thing in Life ... 32
Madame Pasteur ... Abdul Majid Ali ... 33–34
Lord, What a Beautiful Morning ... 35–36
The World's Most Famous Operas — Lakmé ... Samir Shikhani ... 37–39
The Liberation of Spring and Summer Fashions ... Mansur Munsif ... 40–41
Recently Published Books ... 42
World Events in a Month ... Ziyadeh Awwad ... 43–44
In Society ... 45–55
Kitchen Matters ... Alis A. Ashqar ... 56

The Cover Picture

Mrs. Laure Tabet, president of the League of Women's Organizations in Lebanon, on the occasion of her candidacy for the coming parliamentary term.