Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat named a street in Beit Hanina, “Umm Kultum” after the greatest female singer of Arabic music. In 2012 the Naming Committee approved 145 new street names submitted by local Mukhtars, religious leaders and residents.
http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=288243
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Jerusalem street named after Egyptian female singer
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