About This Lesson
The purpose of this site is to guide users in exploring the life of Umm Kulthum and the Arab World she enchanted. Her life story, from rural village to international star, spans the era of technological innovations, the political upheaval of the Egyptian Revolution and provides an entry point for developing deeper historical and cultural understandings of the region. Many of the lesson plans are interdisciplinary and can be used in music, literature, and history/social studies classes. The lessons can be taught individually or together as a whole unit.
