Dr. Jamil Jabr

At the end of last November, Mr. Jamil Jabr returned from a journey to England, France, and Germany, at the invitation of the British Council, which lasted six weeks, to acquaint himself with the intellectual movement. He returned bearing the degree of doctor of literature from the French University of Lyon, where the defense of his thesis took place, its subject being: "Social Criticism in al-Jahiz."

It is worth mentioning that Dr. Jamil Jabr, with the intelligence and diligence that distinguish him, obtained his degree with a very honorable grade, and Radio Paris broadcast the news.

And we, who offer our deepest congratulations on his triumphant result, thank him in advance for the rich provisions he brought back with him from Europe for "The Woman's Voice." Let readers look forward, in our coming issue, to a special interview about Dr. Phyllis Bentley — the greatest contemporary English woman of letters — and about the European woman's literary role, especially in the activity of the novel...