Kulthum Umm (12 results)

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. May have underlining, highlighting, margin notes, remainder marks, inscriptions, book plates, tears, significant wear, and/or a missing dust jacket, box, or discs. Damaged item. Abdelmohsen, Ahmed (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Good. In this interfaith and multicultural fable, eloquent representatives of all members of the animal kingdom--from horses to bees--come before the respected Spirit King to complain of the dreadful treatment they have suffered at the hands of humankind. During the ensuing trial, where both humans and animals testify before the King, both sides argue their points ingeniously, deftly illustrating the validity of both sides of the ecology debate. The ancient antecedents of this tale are thought to have originated in India, with the first written version penned in Arabic sometime before the 10th century in what is now Iraq. Much later, this version of the story was translated into Hebrew in 14th century France and was popular in European Jewish communities into the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This exquisite English translation, illustrated with 12 original color illumination plates, is useful in introducing young and old alike to environmental and animal rights issues. Kulthum, Umm (illustrator).…

Condition: acceptable. Used - Acceptable: All pages and the cover are intact, but shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may include limited notes, highlighting, or minor water damage but the text is readable. Item may be missing bundled media. Kulthum, Umm (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Soft cover edition of an ancient animals rights tale translated and adapted by Rabbi Anson Laytner and Rabbi Dan Bridge. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, no indications of previous ownership. Kulthum, Umm (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. new title edition. 170 pages. 9.75x7.00x0.50 inches. In Stock. Kulthum, Umm (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: New. Kulthum, Umm (illustrator).

LP 30 cm. Farbig illustriertes OCover mit Szenenbildern des Auftritts. Cover sehr gut. Platte tadellos. Die ägyptische Sängerin (geb. vermutlich 1904-1975) und Tochter eines Imams galt als eine der bedeutendsten Künstlerinnen der arabischen Welt und wurde als nationenübergreifendes Nationalheiligtum aller Araber verehrt. Ihr Ruhm im Orient ist vergleichbar mit dem einer Maria Callas oder der Beatles in der westlichen Welt. Ihre ersten Plattenaufnahmen entstanden in den frühen 1920er-Jahren. Die Schreibweise ihres Namens variiert zahlreich. Coverext in Arabisch und Englisch. Sprache: ar.…

Original brochure. Condition: Gut. 48 p., ill. Cover rubbed, browned due to paper, otherwise clean. ar Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

Original brochure. Condition: Gut. 48 p., ill., two-tone text. Cover rubbed, browned due to paper, otherwise clean. ar Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

Original brochure. Condition: Gut. Unpaginated [96 p.]. Cover rubbed, browned due to paper, otherwise clean. - To the Arab people everywhere, to my countrymen . and every artist. I present to you this modern and unique collection that includes the best songs that the late artist sang. People's artist. Planet of the East. Lady of Arabic Singing. ar Gewicht in Gramm: 550.…

orig. wrappers. Condition: Some wear. Good. 22x14cm, SEVEN ITEMS. Weighs 800 grams. This is a collection of 7 booklets, each bound in original wrappers, all entirely in Arabic, containing songs by or concerning the life of Umm Kulthum. Mostly undated - circa 1980s-1990s? Most run ca. 20 to 100 pages.…

Original brochure. Condition: Gut. 160 p., 21 ill. Binding rubbed and somewhat bumped, paper slightly browned, otherwise clean. - Wikipedia: Umm Kulthum[a] (4 May 1904 3 February 1975) was an Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress active from the 1920s to the 1970s. She was given the honorific title Kawkab el-Sharq ("Star of the Orient"). Immensely popular throughout the Arab World, Kulthum is a national icon in her native Egypt; she has been dubbed "The Voice of Egypt" and "Egypt's Fourth Pyramid". In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Kulthum at number 61 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. Her funeral in 1975 drew a crowd of over 4 million people, the largest human gathering in Egypt's history, even surpassing that of president Nasser. ar Gewicht in Gramm: 550.…