#sout al arab
It was the early 1950s, and the voice of Umm Kalthoum echoed throughout the region to awaken an era of solidarity, of hope. “People used to have their ears glued to the radio,” recalls prominent Nasserist Abdallah Sennawi. It was an era defined by the cultural and political revival of Arab unity. An era defined by Sout al-Arab. On 4 July, 1953, Cairo Radio broadcast a half-hour show called ‘The Voice of the Arabs’ (Sout-Al Arab). Under the leadership of…
