Arabs celebrate Umm Kulthum pick on Rolling Stone’s 200 greatest singers - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Adam Lucente

Adam Lucente

Jan 5, 2023

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) — 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) — MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP via Getty Images

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