Then at the age of 17, her mother encouraged her to learn “Maqamat” – the art of singing Arabic music melodies which would prepare her for Inshad chanting. ADVERTISEMENTNow 27, she is the founder of “Al Hoor” – an all female Islamic chanting troupe in Egypt. “I felt women were underrepresented in this field and I wanted us to take part in developing the art form of chanting,” she said. The troupe was initially met with skepticism as Egyptian society was accustomed to chanting by the male voice, Fathy said. “I want to develop chanting as an art form while protecting the old schools of Inshad,” she said.
