Mourad confesses that he has always admired Umm Kulthum, who he describes "as a star with incredible depth." He insists that her life, music, and influence continue to resonate and that "she remains ...

MEE speaks to Mourad, a Legion d’Honneur award recipient for her writing, on her extraordinary life and family history In 1945, an Indian prince sent two women to a convent in France to find his young ...