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50 years after her death, Paris pays homage to Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum By Eleanor Beardsley Published February 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM CST ...

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And tariff threats have Prosecco lovers stocking up. Egyptian Singer Umm Kulthum Still Enthralls, Fifty Years After Her Death The musical diva of the Arab world is commemorated in Paris.

Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum died 50 years ago ... Five decades after her death, her ballads of love, loss and longing still drift from taxis and cafes across the Arab world, and fans still pack ...

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Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum died 50 years ago this week ... BEARDSLEY: Umm Kulthum recorded some 300 songs over her 60-year career. Five decades after her death, her ballads of love, loss and longing ...

Eleanor Beardsley began reporting from France for NPR in 2004 as a freelance journalist, following all aspects of French society, politics, economics, culture and gastronomy. Since then, she has ...