Umm Kulthum Through the Eyes of Poet Ahmed Ramy | Mustapha Kammoun
In this afikra FWD presentation, recorded on July 17th 2023, Mustapha Kammoun joins us from Berlin to talk about Sélim Nassib's novel "I Loved You For Your Voice" that's based on the life of Umm Kulthum. The book is told through the eyes of poet Ahmed Ramy, the man who wrote her lyrics and loved her in vain. Mustapha dives into their relationship, unrequited love, their music and her iconic "voice that sets pain free."
All community presentations are prepared and presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject.
THIS SERIES IS PART OF THE AFIKRA PODCAST NETWORK
afikra is all about asking questions and exploring something new and this series takes some of the questions about the histories and cultures of the Arab world asked and explored in one of our community presentations, and broadens it into a podcast episode hosted by Mysa Kafil-Hussain and Yasmin Khawaja. Joining them are community members from our global chapters to talk about a topic that they researched and presented. The presentations are the culmination of the afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research and develop the presentation. These presentations’ goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity and research and share some knowledge on a topic related to the Arab world’s histories and cultures.
