This song is one of the most known and heard songs in the Arab region. Its music is commonly heard in parties and advertisement and bellydance shows. It's a prominent song that all Arabic learners should know, and it captures the joy and spirit of the Egyptians. A sample of Egyptian musical excellence, to say the least! The 100 Songs Initiative: The aim behind this initiative is to show people from all around the world that Arabic is not just a language of religion, or a language associated with terrorism, that it is more than that, it's a language of love, poetry, rejoicing, and celebration of life. Religion needed Arabic for its eloquence, and not the other way around, and throughout the past century, many singers arose and each sang in their own dialect, reflecting their people's dismay and their people's patriotism, and their happiness, and in doing so, reflecting upon the whole Arab pan region. Arabic is as rich a language as any other language there is, and music was but one of the many channels through which Arabic stands out from the lot, and shines and proves to be one of the most poetic and suited languages for expressing the human sentiments of love, affection, sorrow, and happiness. The goal here is to post 100 translated video by the end of 2017, and each will be in a dialect, from artists from all over the pan region, and songs written by poets of every Arab nationality. Requests are welcome. THIS IS ENTRY #8 Umm Kulthum (Egyptian Arabic: أم كلثوم‎‎ ʾUmm Kulsūm) , born Fātimah ʾIbrāhīm as-Sayyid al-Biltāǧī on an uncertain date (December 31, 1898, or May 4, 1904[1]) and who died February 3, 1975, was an internationally famous Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress active from the 1920s to the 1970s. She was given the honorific title Kawkab al-Sharq كوكب الشرق ("Planet of the East") in Arabic. Known for her extraordinary vocal ability and style, Umm Kulthum was one of the greatest and most influential Arab singers of the 20th century and is arguably the single most prominent Arab woman in Contemporary history