Women's History Youth Books

Umm Kulthum was an Arab icon, whose powerful voice defined an entire region for more than five decades. The famous Soprano Maria Callas praised her voice as 'incomparable.' Bob Dylan, Robert Plant and Bono are said to be among her many fans. The daughter of a poor Egyptian village sheikh, Umm Kulthum rose to fame at a time when young girls didn't go to school and when 'respectable' girls did not perform on stages. But Umm Kulthum was no ordinary girl....