Oum Kalsoum's second edition were sold out

Oum Kalsoum's second edition copies of Ysabel Saiah were quickly sold out from the French libraries. The book is viewed as one of the best references on Oum Kalsoum's biography.

In special statements to Al Aharm Ysabel Saiah said that Oum Kalsoum's second edition assured her strong popularity. She also, thanked President Mubarak for the introduction he himself wrote for the second edition saying that "Oum Kalsoum is an ambassadress of art and the Egyptian patriotism and her popularity rises day after day in the Arab World".

The first book of Ysabel Saiah was published in 1985 with an introduction by the world -famous Omar El Sherif .