Salima Pasha
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Salima Mourad or Salima Murad (Arabic,سليمة مراد) was a well known Iraq
i Jewish singer and was highly respected both in the Arab world
and Israel
.
Salima was dubbed as the most famous woman singer, since the early 1930's. She was also wife of very successful Iraq
i singer and actor Nazem Al-Ghazali
. Even after the bulk of Iraqi Jews left Iraq, Salima continued to live there until her death in 1974.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i Jewish singer and was highly respected both in the Arab world
Arab world
The Arab world refers to Arabic-speaking states, territories and populations in North Africa, Western Asia and elsewhere.The standard definition of the Arab world comprises the 22 states and territories of the Arab League stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the...
and Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
Salima was dubbed as the most famous woman singer, since the early 1930's. She was also wife of very successful Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i singer and actor Nazem Al-Ghazali
Nazem Al-Ghazali
Nazem El Ghazali was one of the most popular singers in the history of Iraq and his songs are still heard by many in the Arab world. He was born in the Haydar Khanah quarter in Baghdad, and studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Iraq. He started his career as an actor, and after a few years...
. Even after the bulk of Iraqi Jews left Iraq, Salima continued to live there until her death in 1974.