Layla Murad, the Jewish-Muslim Star of Egypt

Professor Hannan Hammad, Professor of History and Director of Middle East Studies at Texas Christian University, discusses the life and legacy of Layla Murad, one of the most beloved and remembered Arab singing stars in the twentieth century, to analyze politics of sexuality, ethnicity, socio-cultural interaction between Muslims and Jews, and the crucial role popular culture played in constructing an exclusive Arab-Islamic Egyptian identity.