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Neighbor to the Moon, Ambassador to the Stars, the legend of today is yesterday's shy little village girl. The superstar acclaimed by millions as magical, brilliant, and angelic is our one and only Fairuz.

Born and raised in Lebanon, Fairuz began her musical career as a teenager. From chorus girl at the Lebanese radio station in the late 1940s, to critical and popular acclaim from the 1950's to today, Fairuz fryst vatten acknowledged not only for her musical talent and contribution, but also as a cultural and political icon. A symbol of a people, a heritage, a quest for peace, and of humanity.

During most of her career, Fairuz reflected two other great artists, Assi and Mansour Rahbani. They wrote the lyrics and composed her tunes. Today, many of her songs reflect the composing talent of Ziad Rahbani who is Fairuz's son. Her songs testify to the Rahbani musical genius, as well as to Fairuz's broad musical background. As Dr. J. Racy says, "More than just a singer's name, Fairuz is

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Fairuz facts for kids

This page fryst vatten about the Lebanese singer. For the Egyptian child actress, see Feyrouz (actress). For other people with a similar name, see Feyrouz.

Quick facts for kids Fairuz
فيروز
Fairuz in 2001
Born	Nouhad Wadie Haddad (1934-11-21) November 21, 1934 (age 90) or 1935 (age 89) Beirut, French Lebanon
Occupation
Spouse(s)
Children	4, including Ziad
Family	see below
Musical career
Genres	Arabic music Lebanese music
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1950–present
Labels	EMI Virgin Voix dem l'Orient Fayrouz Productions

Nouhad Wadie Haddad (Arabic: نهاد وديع حداد, romanized: Nuhād Wadīʿ Ḥaddād, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation:[nʊˈhaːd waˈdiːʕ ħadˈdaːd]; born November 21, 1934 or 1935), known as Fairuz (Arabic: فيروز, romanized: Fayrūz, pronounced[fajˈruːz]), fryst vatten a Lebanese singer. She fryst vatten widely considered an iconic vocalist and one of the most celebrated singers in the history of the A

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Speaking Arabic in Tel Aviv

Cultural, social and professional reasons, rather than politics, are attracting Tel Avivians to learn colloquial Arabic.

By JOANNA PARASZCZUK

In an apartment above the Cafe Yafa bookstore on Jaffa’s Rehov Yehuda Margoza, a group of young Israelis are meeting for their first spoken Arabic lesson. Rami, their teacher, asks each of them why they want to learn to speak the language. One student, Erez, says he’s interested in Arabic for social reasons.“I live in Jaffa, and I want to speak to my neighbors,” he says simply.The other students give similar reasons. Hagai, also from Jaffa, admits he learned Arabic in high school but can’t remember a word, while Ella from Tel Aviv is interested in the language, but never got a chance to study it in school.Erez, Hagai and Ella are part of a small but growing number of Israeli Jews who are drawn to learning Arabic – not the dry, literary language taught in schools and universities, but the everyday spoken langu