Habeeb Salloum presents the life and career of the singer sometimes called "kawkab al-sharq," or "star of the East" in an article from the e-zine aka "The Levant."

Offers a list of songs, with audio clips, by the popular Egyptian singer whose funeral in 1975 was attended by an estimated 4 million people.

Listen to complete sound samples of songs sung by the Egyptian singer who died in 1975.

Read the life story of the Egyptian singer and musician who worked with such composers as Zakariyya Ahmad and Muhammadu l-Qasabji. With a RealAudio clip of "Fakarouni."

Extensive appreciation of the Egyptian diva includes links to photographs, lyrics, and sound samples.

Shira, a dancer and teacher of Middle Eastern dance, presents audio clips and the lyrics of the Arabic song "Inte Omri" as performed by the Egyptian singer.