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Aisha's continued popularity eventually legitimised the presence of women on public radio, and in her later years she even performed duets with male singers. In total, she recorded over 150 songs during her career, mainly for
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Aisha al-Falatiya began to sing professionally at the age of fourteen, and soon achieved a degree of fame as a wedding singer. Her father disapproved of her activities, as female singers were stigmatised in
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and had her own orchestra. The sisters' performance was well received by the station's listeners, but was condemned by conservative commentators, and several male singers subsequently boycotted the station in protest. At one point, the enduring hostility she faced both due to her gender and her
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singer. Her early career was hindered by prejudice against female performers, but in 1942 she became the first woman to sing on
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