Egypt’s Quran Radio Mourns Fatima Taher, Its Pioneering Female Voice

IQNA – Fatima Taher, the trailblazing broadcaster who broke barriers as the first female voice on Egypt’s Radio al-Quran, died on Sunday.

Radio al-Quran issued a statement mourning her loss, praising her long service at the microphone and asking God to grant her mercy and to comfort her family and colleagues.

She was recognized within the station and by listeners for breaking gender barriers in religious radio and for a career that became closely identified with Quranic programming.

Her pioneering role helped open opportunities for women in Quranic recitation and religious broadcasting across Egypt.

The station's notice included the traditional supplication "Indeed we belong to God and to Him we shall return" and invited prayers for the deceased.

No immediate details about funeral arrangements or a memorial schedule were released at the time of the announcement.

Colleagues and listeners responded on social platforms and in media messages, offering condolences and recalling her measured delivery and dedication to the Quranic airwaves.

Radio al-Quran has long been a principal outlet for Quranic recitation and religious programming in Egypt, shaping public exposure to prominent reciters and presenters.

National media outlets reproduced the station's notice, preserving the record of Taher's tenure and contributions to Egyptian broadcast history.

Source: ngmisr.com