Feature: How Can You Become the Next Haifa Wehbe?

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Presenter: Rhana Natour

Delivered: DC on May 7, 2017

In this afikra feature, Rhana Natour explores the music industry in the Arab world, and attempts to understand why there is yet to be an Arab artist to reach the status of Fairuz, Sabah, Abdel Halim, or Umm Kulthum. This is done through understanding contemporary Arab pop culture, the music video phenomenon, and the finances behind it all.

Sources & Future References

• The Creation Myth of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, Saudi Arabia's Billionaire Investor | Vanity Fair

• The Idol (2015) - IMDb

• Meet The Lebanese Entrepreneurs Who Built Anghami, The Largest Arabic Music Streaming App

• The Voice of Egypt: Umm Kulthum, Arabic Song, and Egyptian Society in the Twentieth Century - Amazon.com

• Umm Kulthum (1996) - IMDb

Note: All community presentations are prepared & presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject.

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Delivered and prepared by afikra Community members, the presentation’s 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. The presentation is the ‎culmination of the afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research, and develop the ‎presentation. afikra presentations come in two forms, a long question-driven afikra Feature, and a short afikra FWD with the purpose of sharing something interesting.