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100	1		_aSādāt, Jīhān, _d 1933- _98711
245	1	0	_aMy hope for peace / _c Jehan Sadat.
260			_aCairo : _b American University in Cairo Press, _c c2009.
300			_a208 p. : _b maps ; _c 24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 191-194) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- 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			_aWidow 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.
650		0	_aArab-Israeli conflict _y 1993- _x Peace. _98712
650		0	_aSeptember 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 _x Influence. _93504
650		0	_aIslam and politics _z Arab countries. _98713
600	1	0	_aSadat, Anwar, _d 1918-1981 _x Assassination. _98714
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