Half a century after her death, Um Kalthoum's singular voice still echoes through busy streets in Egypt, across time-worn cafes in Iraq, and in millions of homes from Morocco to Oman. "As long as ...

To Westerners, her voice sounds like the siren call of a lovesick cat at midnight. When Egypt’s Um Kalthoum sings on Cairo radio, however, the entire Arab world falls into ecstasy. It happens, like ...

When Turkish singer Arif Altunkaya first heard Umm Kulthum’s voice at the age of 19, it stopped him cold. “I remember thinking, if what we’re making is music, then what is this?” Altunkaya said, ...

03 March 2008Magnificent necklace, gifted to Um Kulthum by His Highness Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late President of the UAE, to be sold by family descendentsNecklace is expected to fetch ...

Cairo: Thirty-nine years after her death, the legacy of Umm Kulthum, the Arab world’s most celebrated singer in the 20th century, continues to impress music buffs of different ages and top music ...

The ‘Um Kulthum’ musical band is joining the ranks of the Arab community in the US who are rallying against the recent Israeli attack on Palestinians. Arabs in the US have headed to the US Security ...

Just as most of you will dawn upon Google this morning, you will share the rest of the Arab Nation while it celebrates the birthday of Umm Kulthum. To those of you who aren’t Arabs, Um Kulthum (aka ...