Abdel Halim Hafez
by Sobhia Hasan
Painting
This legendary Egyptian singer and actor was a star throughout the Middle East from the 1950s to the 1970s. Widely considered to be one of the four 'greats' of Egyptian and Arabic music, Abdel Halim's music is popular throughout the Arab world. His name is sometimes written as 'Abd el-Halim Hafez, and he was also sometimes known as el-Andaleeb el-Asmar (the Dark Nightingale).
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