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Number eleven – Thirteenth year – Tishrin al-Thani (November) 1957
Table of Contents
Page
On the Second Arab Athletic Games . . . Editor-in-Chief . . . 2
At the Cadmus Thursday . . . 3
On the International Conference on the Use of Radioactive Elements in Scientific Research . Dr. Salwa Nassar . 4–5
Flights of Fancy . . . Samira Azzam . . . 6–7
Wadia and Marwan Jarrar Behind the Renaissance of Folk Dance . "The Editors" . . . 8–9
Popular Education . . . Rose Ghorayeb . . . 10–11
Pages from the Life of Gibran and Howayek in Paris (18) . . . Edvick J. Shayboub . . . 12–15
Theatrical Activity in Paris (8) . . . Najla Aqrawi . . . 16–18
Beware, Madam, of Hastening the Date of Delivery! . . . 19–21
As Guests of Fairuz and the Rahbanis . . . The Editors . . . 22–23
Where They Worship Art! . . . Emily Nasrallah . . . 24–25
The World of Cinema – Marlon Brando . . . 26–28
The Memoirs of the Duchess of Windsor (16) . . . Emily Abi Rashed Nasrallah . . . 29–31
Paris Draws Your Elegance! . . . 34–35
Nutrition (7): Vitamins . . . Nuha Salman . . . 36–37
Every Month a Picture – A Whisper... for the Postal Directorate . . . Emily Nasrallah . . . 38
How Are the Problems of Old Age Treated Around the World? . . . 40–41
In Society . . . 44–49
World Events in a Month . . . Ziyadeh Awwad . . . 51–52
The Cover Picture: Our scientist Dr. Salwa Nassar, on the occasion of her representing Lebanon at the International Conference on the Use of Radioactive Elements in Scientific Research, held last month in Paris (see p. 4)
