Arabs celebrate Umm Kulthum pick on Rolling Stone’s 200 greatest singers
The Egyptian legend was ranked ahead of many all-time greats, including Michael Jackson.
![An Egyptian woman collects clothes in front of a giant picture of Egyptian diva Umm Kulthum painted on her shack in the Kom al-Ghurab suburb of Cairo. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/2023-01/GettyImages-476747833.jpg?h=92704f59&itok=LYG08yJ-)
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