Umm Kulthum, Egyptian singer-songwriter and actress (born 1904)

Umm Kulthum

Egyptian singer-songwriter, actress (1904–1975)

Umm Kulthum was an Egyptian singer and film actress active from the 1920s to the 1970s. She was given the honorific title Kawkab el-Sharq. Immensely popular throughout the Middle East and beyond, Umm Kulthum is a national icon in her native Egypt; she has been dubbed "The Voice…