Al-Marsad newspaper: The family of Kawkab al-Sharq Umm Kulthum came out to respond to what a poet named Nasser Dowidar said and his statements that she was in a relationship with 11 men.
The poet described Umm Kulthum as a Mawlid, and she was taking advantage of the poets’ love and devotion to her, saying: She was playing with Ahmed Rami on the hooks.
For her part, Jihan El-Desouki, the granddaughter of Umm Kulthum, said that the family has begun to take the necessary legal measures to take a deterrent punishment once morest this writer, who has offended the planet of the East and her family.
The woman said that she contacted the lawyer, Yasser Kantoush, to start taking the necessary measures and submit an official complaint once morest those who offended Planet Al Sharq, because he did not only offend her, but also offended her great artistic history.
In turn, Yasser Kantoush, the legal advisor, confirmed that he will start tomorrow, Saturday, to file a lawsuit once morest the poet Nasser Dowidar, accusing him of insulting symptoms and displaying the reputation and history of Kawkab Al-Sharq in an offensive manner, stressing that the punishment prescribed in this matter may reach 3 years imprisonment.
The Egyptian Writers Union had held an evening, entitled The Egyptian Song and the Conscience of a Nation, and during the evening Dowidar said: Ahmed Rami signed with one of the Mawlids, and it is said that Umm Kulthum accompanied 11 men, and it is also said that she married 11 times.
Dowidar continued, “We are dealing with Umm Kulthum, a genius singer. Egypt has not given birth to her like her in history. By the way, her appearance was messy.”
