Musicians

Egypt
Abdel Halim Hafez (1929-1977)
Amr Diab (1961-)
Umm Kulthum (1904-1975)

Algeria
Cheb Mami (1966-)
Idir (1949-)
Khaled (1960-)
Warda (1940-)

Turkey
Ajda Pekkan (1946-)
Sezen Aksu (1954-)
Tarkan (1972-)

Israel
Ofra Haza (1957-2000)

Sudan
Hamza El Din (1929-2006)

Musical instruments
Tar
Oud

Musical styles
Raï

Literature
Naguib Mahfouz (1911-2006)
Orhan Pamuk (1952-)
Amos Oz (1939-)
Izzat al-Ghazzawi (1951-2003)
Nawal El Saadawi (1931-)
Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898-1987)

TV and Cinema
Omar Sharif (1932-)