Word: kulthum
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...Westerners ever fathomed the appeal of Umm Kulthum, the buxom, handkerchief-waving Egyptian singer who was known to her Middle Eastern fans as "the Nightingale of the Nile." She had a stentorian contralto and a quavering wail that grated on the ears of those attuned to the trills of opera divas. But her voice was a near-perfect instrument for expressing the sinuous quarter tones of Arabic music...
...rocky, sandy peninsula. His frequent nuptials (not counting concubinations) were usually preceded by revelations, which only one of the wives, irreverent young Ayesha, ever presumed to suspect. He consoled a dying wife with the assurance that his arrival in heaven was eagerly awaited by Moses' sister (Kulthum), Potiphar's wife and the Virgin Mary...