(Abdel Majid BZIOUAT/AFP/AFP) It took Egyptian actor Mona Zaki more than a year's preparation to take on the hardest role of her career -- the iconic singer Umm Kulthum, a legend in the Arab world.

The late artist Chant Avedissian depicted Umm Kulthum in pop-art style for his piece “Sett El Kol” in the 1990s. Artwork supplied by the Estate of both Chant Avedissian and Sabrina Amrani. The ...

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Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum died 50 years ago this week. She remains arguably the most influential Arab singer in and outside the Arab world. In Paris, there were three days of concerts to pay homage.

It took Mona Zaki more than a year's preparation to take on the hardest role of her career -- portraying Umm Kulthum, the Arab world's most iconic singer — Abdel Majid BZIOUAT It took Egyptian actor ...

It took Egyptian actor Mona Zaki more than a year’s preparation to take on the hardest role of her career — the iconic singer Umm Kulthum. It took Mona Zaki more than a year's preparation to take on ...