Umm Kulthum
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Analysis
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Analysis
Arab Umm Kulthum vs Egyptian Abdel Wahab: Two Visions of Cultural Identity on Screen
How Egypt’s two greatest musical stars embodied opposing visions of modernity through their 1930s and 1940s films, one embracing Arab…
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