Sadat

American

[suh-daht, -dat] / səˈdɑt, -ˈdæt /

noun

Anwar el- 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.

Sadat British

/ səˈdæt /

noun

( Mohammed ) Anwar El (ˈænwɑː ɛl). 1918–81, Egyptian statesman: president of Egypt (1970–81); assassinated; Nobel peace prize jointly with Begin 1978

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On Thursday the festival opened with a rare offering from Afghan cinema: "No Good Men", the third feature-length film from director Shahrbanoo Sadat.

From Barron's

The film is set in the run up to the Taliban's seizure of power in 2021, which led Sadat herself to leave the country.

From Barron's

Sadat fled her home country following the Taliban takeover in 2021 and now lives in Hamburg.

From Barron's

Sullivan, who now wears a metal memorial band with Sadat’s name and date of death, feared Sodais also was dead.

From Los Angeles Times

More constructively, prediction error can be used to influence negotiations for peace—as Egypt’s Anwar Sadat did in 1977 by surprising Israelis with an offer to speak before the Knesset.

From The Wall Street Journal

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