طاردتها الشهرة من صغر سنها، لم يكن فقدان بصرها عائقًا أمام إبداعها.
بصوتها القوي قرأت القرآن في مآتم النساء في مصر، ثم بدأت الإذاعات المصرية تذيع القرآن والابتهالات بصوتها، فصار اسمها معروفًا في كل الدول العربية، حتى أصبحت نظيرة لكبار المقرئين الرجال.
لكن فتوى صدرت من الأزهر، أوقفتها عن عملها، ما قصة الشيخة منيرة عبده.
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