▁from ▁Ty re , ▁South ▁Leb anon . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁Leb an ese ▁music ian ▁Hal im ▁El ▁Rou mi ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ty re ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Ha ifa , ▁Palest ine ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 ▁with ▁his ▁whole ▁family ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁crisis ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁When ▁Hal im ▁moved ▁to ▁Egypt ▁to ▁follow ▁his ▁musical ▁career , ▁he ▁met ▁Marie ▁L out f y , ▁a ▁Mel k ite ▁Greek ▁Catholic ▁woman . ▁They ▁got ▁married ▁in ▁Port ▁Sa id ▁and ▁had ▁three ▁girls ▁Mah a , ▁Mon a , ▁Maj ida ▁and ▁a ▁boy ▁A wad . ▁The ▁whole ▁family ▁moved ▁from ▁Egypt ▁to ▁Leb anon ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁K far sh ima , ▁which ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁Be ir ut ▁when ▁Maj ida ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 ▁as ▁she ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁an ▁art istic ▁environment ▁and ▁family ▁of ▁artists . ▁K far sh ima ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁many ▁Leb an ese ▁sing ers , ▁mus icians ▁and ▁po ets ▁like ▁Phil imon ▁We h be , ▁Mel hem ▁Bar ak at ▁and ▁Iss am ▁Raj ji . ▁The ▁residence ▁of ▁Hal im ▁El ▁Rou mi ▁was ▁a ▁meeting ▁place ▁for ▁many ▁cultural ▁figures ▁as ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁many ▁sing ers ▁with ▁mention ing ▁his ▁discovery ▁to ▁many ▁well - known ▁artists , ▁mainly ▁the ▁Leb an ese ▁star ▁Fair uz . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁child ,