MARC details
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| fixed length control field |
100307s2009 nyu b 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9789774162732 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(Sirsi) u4364 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
EG-CaNU |
| Transcribing agency |
EG-CaNU |
| Modifying agency |
EG-CaNU |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
ncode |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
956.053 |
| Edition number |
22 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Sādāt, Jīhān, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1933- |
| 9 (RLIN) |
8711 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
My hope for peace / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Jehan Sadat. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Cairo : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
American University in Cairo Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c2009. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
208 p. : |
| Other physical details |
maps ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-194) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Introduction -- Eleventh of September, sixth of October -- Islam’s truths and misconceptions -- My own faith -- Toward peace -- Sadat’s principles -- On being a Muslim woman -- On my own -- Saved by love -- Afterword. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Widow of the assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, Jehan Sadat (A Woman of Egypt) fashions a gracious plea for better understanding between the East and West, especially in terms of the fundamentals of Islam and the derailed Middle East peace process. Sadat is avowedly feminist, having established programs for women's literacy and empowerment during her husband's presidency (he served from 1970 until his assassination in 1981), attained her own advanced degrees in her 40s and indeed was a visible Muslim first lady who accompanied her husband around the world. In these eight elegant, evenhanded essays, she delineates Sadat's principles for peace, put in motion when he signed the Camp David Accords with leaders Carter and Begin in 1978, by addressing the misconceptions about Islam (exacerbated since 9/11), specifically that all Muslims are extremists, against democracy and bent on subjugating their women. She sketches briefly the sticking points to the peace process, namely Israeli intransigence and the Arab-Israeli tit-for-tat in escalating violence, and stresses firsthand the senselessness of assassinations and terrorism. Her essay On Being a Muslim Woman gently rebuffs the Western notion that Muslim women need to be liberated from Islam, offering examples of famous Egyptian feminists as well as employing her own notable achievements. Sadat provides an important, insistent voice for continued advancement in peace and social justice. |
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1 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Arab-Israeli conflict |
| Chronological subdivision |
1993- |
| General subdivision |
Peace. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
8712 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 |
| General subdivision |
Influence. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
3504 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Islam and politics |
| Geographic subdivision |
Arab countries. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
8713 |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Sadat, Anwar, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1918-1981 |
| General subdivision |
Assassination. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
8714 |