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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Subscriptions
In Lebanon, Syria, and the Arab world
15 Lebanese liras or the equivalent
Abroad
10 dollars or the equivalent
For official departments and institutions
25 Lebanese liras or the equivalent
Advertisements: to be arranged directly
with the management
Issue Five – Thirteenth Year – May 1957
Table of Contents
Page
Mothers' Day in Its Golden Jubilee . . . . Editor-in-Chief . . . 4
Poetry – Neighbors . . . . Michel Trad . . . 5
Talk of Poetry at the "Sukayna Forum" in Damascus . . . Nur Salman . . . 6–7
The Best Thing in Existence . . . . Rose Ghorayeb . . . 8
Laure Tabet Enters the Electoral Battle . . . . . . . 9
A Page from the Life of Gibran and Howayek (12) . . . Edvick J. Shayboub . . . 10–12
Every Month a Picture – The One Who Worked the Miracle . . . Emily Nasrallah . . . 13
Nutrition . . . . Nuha Salman . . . 14–15
The Story of the Boy Ahmad Shawqi –4– . . . A. J. Sh. . . . 16–17
Mr. Michel Touma and the Beautification of Lebanon's Villages . . . . . . . 18
The Memoirs of the Duchess of Windsor (10) . . . . Emily Nasrallah . . . 19–21
At Uncle Jarjoura's . . . . The Editorial Pen . . . 22–23
Ancient Music Among the Egyptians, the Jews, and the Greeks . Fadil Abu al-Nasr . . . 24–25
The World of Cinema – The Ten Favorite Films of 1956 . . . . . . 26–27
Human Glimpses of Begum Nahid Mirza, the First Lady of Pakistan . . . 28–29
The World's Most Famous Operas – Lucia di Lammermoor . Samir Shikhani . . . 30–33
Is Your Son Last in His Class? . . . . translated by Ikhlas Habr . . . 34–35
Do You Remember, Brother? . . . . Huda Butrus . . . 36–37
Recently Published Books . . . . . . . 38–39
In Society . . . . . . . 40–45
World Events in a Month . . . . Ziyadeh Awwad . . . 46–47
Kitchen Matters . . . . Alis J. Ashqar . . . 48