Photo credit / rights: Context photograph: Iraqi maqam performers led by Yusuf Za’arur, 1930–1935 — MA.HW, CC BY-SA 4.0
1900–1974 · Music & Performance
Salima Murad (Salima Pasha)
Permanent ID · IJHDA-PER-0017
Briefing
Iraqi Jewish singer celebrated as one of the leading voices of twentieth-century Iraqi music. She remained in Iraq after most of the Jewish community departed and continued to occupy an important place in Iraqi cultural memory. Salima Murad (Salima Pasha) (1900–1974) is remembered here for contributions to music & performance and for a life connected to the history and cultural memory of Iraqi Jewry.
Record details
- Dates
- 1900–1974
- Field
- Music & Performance
- Permanent ID
- IJHDA-PER-0017
Source
Photo credit / rights: Context photograph: Iraqi maqam performers led by Yusuf Za’arur, 1930–1935 — MA.HW, CC BY-SA 4.0
Suggested citation
Iraqi Jewish Heritage Library & Digital Archive, “Salima Murad (Salima Pasha),” IJHDA-PER-0017, Accessed 14 August 2026. https://iraqdiplomaticdoor.com/heritage/people/salima-murad/