An exhibition in Paris is paying tribute to the female stars who helped define the Middle East's artistic and cultural scene for decades. The Arab World Institute has turned part of its building into ...

“Imagine a singer with the virtuosity of Joan Sutherland or Ella Fitzgerald, the public persona of Eleanor Roosevelt, and the audience of Elvis, and you have Umm Kulthum, the most accomplished singer ...

Hands down, Umm Kulthum – nicknamed the fourth pyramid, the Lady, the star of the east – is the most legendary Arab singer. At least once a week, my father will lay back on a couch, put on an Umm ...