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• Arab Film Festival:Umm Kulthum, A Voice Like Egypt - A film about the singer.
• Biography of Om Kalsoum - Very brief biography of Om Kalsoum, renowned Egyptian diva, who was a national icon for almost 50 years (1926-1975); by Paul Vernon.
• Discographies on Umm Kulthum - Categories include: CDs, Vinyl, 78rpm, Cassettes, and Videotapes; also contains links to a bibliography, LP-CD comparison, and others.
• Inta Omri - English translation to the beautiful Arabic song Inta Omri, with Arabic lyrics and audio clip.
• Om Kalthoum Songs - Om Kalthoum sang hundreds of songs with themes of love, patriotism, or nature, as well as Classical Arabic poems; this partial list provides titles, composer, lyricist, dialect -- and for some, the lyrics (in Arabic) and audio clips.
• Om Kolthoum Songs - Lists 40 of Om Kolthoum's songs available for download or listening in real audio.
• Om KulThom's Website - Featuring information on this artist, such as songs and movie clips, pictures, lyrics, and fan club information.
• Umm Kalthoum--Legendary Voice of the Arab World - Recounts the life and popularity of Egyptian songstress Umm Kalthoum, one of the most legendary singers of the Arab world; links to her photographs and songs; by Aida Hasan.
• Umm Kalthum - Legendary Songstress of the Arabs - This biography of the incomparable Egyptian singer places her life, career, and influence in the context of the times in which she lived; by Habeeb Salloum.
• Umm Kulthum - Brief biography of Umm Kulthum (1904?-1975), Egyptian singer, known for her powerful voice and for her ability to use melody and improvisation to bring out the meaning and mood of her lyrics; from Encarta Encyclopedia.
• Umm Kulthum, an Encarta Encyclopedia Article - Provides information and links about the singer and actor
• Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt - Editorial and Customer Reviews of the documentary videotape (1997), narrated by Omar Sharif, which views the life and career of this exceptional Egyptian singer against the history and politics of Egypt.

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