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Immensely popular throughout the Middle East and beyond, Kulthum is a national icon in her native Egypt; she has been dubbed "The Voice of Egypt" [6] [7] and "Egypt's Fourth Pyramid". [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Kulthum at number 61 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.
Upon their marriage, she took the name "Syra," referencing Syria. Berenice was fairly old for a Ptolemaic princess to marry. Her dowry was so large, she was known as Phernephorus, or the Dowerbringer. [2] Antiochus II took up again with his first wife, Laodice. Ptolemy II pressured Antiochus II to return to Berenice, but he repeatedly delayed this.
Abdel Halim took 'Hafez', Abdel Wahab's first name, as his stage-surname in recognition of his patronage. [5] In the early days of his career, Abdel Halim was rejected for his new style of singing. However he persisted and was able to gain accolades later on. [10] Eventually, he became a singer enjoyed by all generations. [16] Abdel Halim Hafez
Mohamed Fawzi (Arabic: محمد فوزي, born Mohamed Fawzi Abbas Elhaw, August 15, 1918 [1] – October 20, 1966) was an Egyptian singer-songwriter, actor, and filmmaker. . He was a leading entertainer and impresario in the thriving musical film scene of Egypt in the 1940s and 195
Miriam was the daughter of Amram and Jochebed and the sister of Aaron and Moses, the leader of the Israelites in ancient Egypt. [7] The narrative of Moses's infancy in the Torah describes an unnamed sister of Moses observing him being placed in the Nile (); she is traditionally identified as Miriam.
Amal al-Atrash (Arabic: آمال الأطرش Āmāl al-Aṭrash, North Levantine Arabic pronunciation: [(ʔ)æːmæːl lˈ(ʔ)ætˤrɑʃ]; November 25, 1912 – July 14, 1944), [1] better known by her stage name Asmahan (أسمهان, Arabic pronunciation: [ʔasmahaːn] Asmahān), was a Syrian Egyptian singer.
During her childhood, she was harassed by her father who had hoped for a son. Her brother eventually killed their mother, suspecting her of having an affair. [2] [13] [14] Sabah was the sister of famous Lebanese actress Lamia Feghali and a maternal first cousin of famous Lebanese singer and actress Alexandra Nicholas Badran, known as Nour Al Hoda.
Osarseph / ˈ oʊ z ər ˌ s ɛ f / or Osarsiph / ˈ oʊ z ər ˌ s ɪ f / (Koinē Greek: Ὀσαρσίφ) is a legendary figure of Ancient Egypt who has been equated with Moses.His story was recounted by the Ptolemaic Egyptian historian Manetho in his Aegyptiaca (first half of the 3rd century BC); Manetho's work is lost, but the 1st century AD Jewish historian Josephus quotes extensively from it.