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From the distinguished educator, international crusader for humanitarian causes, and widow of the Nobel Peace Prize-winner President Anwar Sadat comes a foolproof plan for peace in the Middle East.
Free Press
April 2009
On Sale: March 24, 2009
224 pages
ISBN: 1416592199
EAN: 9781416592198
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir
In 1979, the Camp David Accords, brokered by Jimmy Carter
between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian
President Anwar Sadat, culminated in the signing of the
historic Israeli- Egyptian peace treaty, the first agreement
in which an Arab country recognized Israel and an agreement that has held up to this day. Jehan Sadat was there, and on
the thirtieth anniversary of this historic event, she brings
us a polemic for peace like no other. My Hope for Peace
answers a set of three challenges: challenges to Sadat's
faith, challenges to the role women play in that faith, and,
most of all, challenges to the idea that peace in the Middle
East is an unattainable dream. In the heart of the book,
Mrs. Sadat lays out not only the fundamental issues dividing
the Middle East, but also a tried-and-true series of steps
that will lead to their resolution. With a wit and charm developed over fifty years in the
public eye, Mrs. Sadat draws on her personal experiences,
from her career as first lady of Egypt to her further and
yet greater commitments to peace in her widowhood, to
explain plainly and frankly the historical, political, and
religious underpinnings of the peace process, which many in
the West have yet to understand. Along the way, she outlines
the origins of modern Islamic terrorism, something she has
confronted both politically and personally; she addresses
the attendant misconceptions about her faith; and she
debunks many of the myths of Muslim womanhood, not least by
displaying the clear-eyed passion and political acumen that
have earned her worldwide admiration.
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