JERUSALEM (Ma’an) – After decades of refusal, the Israeli municipal council of Jerusalem has agreed to grant names to more than 100 roads in East Jerusalem starting Wednesday.
One of the roads will be named after famed Egyptian singer Umm Kulthoum in a ceremony Wednesday at the entrance to the street, near Abdul-Hamid Shoman Street 20.
Palestinian singer from Israel Nisreen Kader will sing one of Umm Kulthoum’s most popular songs Inta Umri (“you are my life”) during the ceremony.
Kader, 25, has gained a unique following this year after she won the popular Israeli music competition “Eyal Golan is calling you,” which was hosted by Eyal Golan, one of the most famous Israeli singers.
The new Umm Kulthoum street will be among 145 new names authorized in Jerusalem. The plan was approved in 2011 and the names will appear in Sur Bahir, Beit Hanina, Shufat, Eisawiya, al-Thuri, Silwan and Ras al-Amoud.
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