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Umm Kulthum (Arabic: أم كلثوم, born أم كلثوم إبراهيم البلتاجي , Umm Kulthum Ebrahim Elbeltagi; see Kunya; Egyptian Arabic: Om Kalsoum) (December 31, 1898-February 3, 1975). Various spellings include Om Koultoum, Om Kalthoum, Oumme Kalsoum and Umm Kolthoum. She was an Egyptian singer, songwriter, and actress. Born in Tamay ez-Zahayra village that belongs to El Senbellawein, she is known as the Star of the East (kawkab el-sharq). More than three decades after her death, she is ... Read More