28 moments

1. Birth in Tamay ez-Zahayra

   1904-05-04 · Tamay ez-Zahayra, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt

   Umm Kulthum was born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi in the Dakahlia village of Tamay ez-Zahayra.

2. Permanent move to Cairo

   1923-01-01 · Cairo, Egypt

   After several early-1920s visits, Umm Kulthum permanently relocated to Cairo, the base from which her professional career developed. Cairo city-centre coordinate used because the source does not identify a residence.

3. Music-hall meeting with intellectuals

   1929-01-01 · Cairo, Egypt

   Her meeting with Rashid Rida, Shakib Arslan, and other intellectuals marked her growing cultural influence in Cairo. The specific music hall is not identified.

4. Concert tour in Beirut

   1932-01-01 · Beirut, Lebanon

   Umm Kulthum performed in Beirut during her major 1932 tour. The source supports year precision only and does not identify a venue.

5. Concert tour in Damascus

   1932-01-01 · Damascus, Syria

   Umm Kulthum performed in Damascus during her major Middle Eastern and North African tour. The source supports year precision only and does not identify a venue.

6. Concert tour in Rabat

   1932-01-01 · Rabat, Morocco

   Umm Kulthum performed in Rabat during her major 1932 tour. The source supports year precision only and does not identify a venue.

7. Concert tour in Tunis

   1932-01-01 · Tunis, Tunisia

   Umm Kulthum performed in Tunis during her major 1932 tour. The source supports year precision only and does not identify a venue.

8. Final stop of 1932 tour

   1932-01-01 · Tripoli, Libya

   Tripoli was identified as the final stop of Umm Kulthum’s major 1932 Middle East and North Africa tour. The source supports year precision only and does not identify a venue.

9. Arrival for Baghdad engagement

   1932-11-17 · Al Muthanna Airport site, Baghdad, Iraq

   Umm Kulthum arrived by plane in Baghdad for an extended series of appearances, receiving an official welcome. The former Al Muthanna Airport site is represented approximately; the source is in Arabic.

10. Return visit to Baghdad

    1946-01-01 · Baghdad, Iraq

    Umm Kulthum returned to Baghdad for a two-day visit and participated in a royal birthday celebration at al-Rihab Palace. Baghdad representative coordinate used because the cited account gives a historical palace location; source is in Arabic.

11. Medical treatment at Bethesda

    1953-01-01 · National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States

    Umm Kulthum travelled to Bethesda for treatment of a throat growth, a pivotal interruption in her performing career. The hospital is now part of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

12. Concerts in Lebanon

    1962-01-01 · Lebanon

    Umm Kulthum gave significant concerts in Lebanon during her mature international performing career. The evidence identifies Lebanon but not a city or venue; coordinate is a representative national point.

13. Kuwait Independence Day visit

    1963-01-01 · Kuwait

    Umm Kulthum visited Kuwait to participate in Independence Day celebrations. The evidence identifies Kuwait but not a city or venue; coordinate is a representative national point.

14. War-effort concert in Gharbia

    1967-05-01 · Gharbia Governorate, Egypt

    Umm Kulthum gave a concert in Gharbia during the period immediately surrounding the 1967 war and her later war-effort campaign. Governorate-level evidence; coordinate represents Tanta, the governorate capital. Source is in Arabic.

15. War-effort concert in Alexandria

    1967-08-01 · Alexandria, Egypt

    Umm Kulthum performed in Alexandria during her post-1967 fundraising concert campaign. The source gives month-level date precision; venue not identified. Source is in Arabic.

16. War-effort concert in Damanhur

    1967-08-01 · Damanhur, Beheira Governorate, Egypt

    Damanhur hosted Umm Kulthum’s first concert specifically supporting Egypt’s war effort after the June 1967 defeat. Source is in Arabic.

17. Olympia recital and interview

    1967-11-13 · Olympia, Paris, France

    

    French national audiovisual archives documented Umm Kulthum at Paris’s Olympia during her post-war fundraising tour. The INA item is dated 13 November 1967 and identifies the recital as being at the Olympia; quote is in French.

18. Concert at Mohammed V Theatre

    1968-03-16 · Mohammed V National Theatre, Rabat, Morocco

    Umm Kulthum gave the first of her 1968 Rabat concerts at the Mohammed V Theatre during her Moroccan visit. The accompanying account identifies the venue as Théâtre Mohamed V; quote is in French.

19. War-effort visit to Kuwait

    1968-04-01 · Kuwait

    Umm Kulthum travelled to Kuwait as part of her international concerts supporting Egypt’s war effort. Country-level evidence; coordinate is a representative national point. Source is in Arabic.

20. War-effort visit to Tunisia

    1968-05-01 · Tunisia

    Umm Kulthum travelled to Tunisia as part of her international concerts supporting Egypt’s war effort. Country-level evidence; coordinate is a representative national point. Source is in Arabic.

21. War-effort visit to Sudan

    1968-12-01 · Sudan

    Umm Kulthum visited Sudan in late 1968 during the international fundraising campaign she undertook after the 1967 war. Country-level evidence; coordinate is a representative national point. Source is in Arabic.

22. War-effort visit to Libya

    1969-03-01 · Libya

    Umm Kulthum visited Libya in March 1969 as part of her fundraising tour for Egypt’s war effort. Country-level evidence; coordinate is a representative national point. Source is in Arabic.

23. Second Lebanon war-effort visit

    1970-01-01 · Lebanon

    Umm Kulthum made a second documented post-1967 fundraising-trip visit to Lebanon. Country-level evidence; coordinate is a representative national point. Source is in Arabic.

24. Arrival in Moscow for planned concerts

    1970-09-01 · Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

    Umm Kulthum reached Moscow for two planned concerts, but they did not go ahead after President Gamal Abdel Nasser died shortly before the first performance. The source specifies late September 1970 but does not give an exact arrival date; source is in Arabic.

25. War-effort visit to Abu Dhabi

    1971-11-01 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Umm Kulthum visited Abu Dhabi in the last phase of her international fundraising concerts for Egypt. Venue not identified; source is in Arabic.

26. Final war-effort concert at Cairo University

    1972-09-01 · Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

    Umm Kulthum gave the final concert of her documented war-effort campaign at Cairo University. The source gives month-level date precision; source is in Arabic.

27. Visit to wounded soldiers

    1973-11-01 · Maadi Military Hospital, Cairo, Egypt

    Despite declining health, Umm Kulthum appeared with President Anwar Sadat during a visit to wounded soldiers at Maadi Military Hospital. The hospital coordinate is approximate.

28. Death in Cairo

    1975-02-03 · Cairo, Egypt

    

    Umm Kulthum died in Cairo from kidney failure, ending a career that had made her a central figure in twentieth-century Arabic music. The infobox on the same source identifies Cairo as her place of death; city-centre coordinate used because the specific place of death is not stated.