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My Hope for Peace Hardcover – March 24, 2009

by Jehan Sadat (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars 40 customer reviews
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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Free Press; First Printing edition (March 24, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1416592199
  • ISBN-13: 978-1416592198
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 starsA nice thumbnail sketch with a dash of whitewash
By Matthew Smith on April 2, 2009
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I really hope this book will appeal to a wide audience, and bring in some readers who may not be very familiar with Muslims, Islam and Middle East history because I think this has an appeal that might get people interested in learning about these crucial topics. The style is intimate which really gives the book an emotional appeal and helps drive the reading.

What I really like about this book is that it gives readers an introduction into moderate Islam. I think this is where the strength of this book lies. So often in US media all we get to see of Islam is bin Laden and his radical cohorts preaching violence and hate, or pictures of men in ski masks firing their Kalashnikovs or rockets, but with this book we get to hear the voice of the other billion Muslims who are not violent or hate filled. This is very important, and this author's appealing voice will help give readers a window into just what that, very seldom heard from, majority really think. Also I was glad to see that she offered readers the much needed female perspective of Islam as well. It was nice to see that the author points out that just because some Muslim societies may be patriarchal that doesn't mean that Islam itself is a sexist religion.

For those unfamiliar with Egyptian and this regions history, the author provides a very nice thumbnail sketch of the recent history. This sketch is even handed in its proportioning of blame for failure and its lauding of success. The author provides an adequate timeline of major events in this area that provides the reader with the major points they need to know to better understand this area.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsYes, it *could* happen (in our lifetime) ...
By Erika Borsos VINE VOICE on April 20, 2009
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Dr. Jehan Sadat writes with first hand knowledge of the peace process and her hopes that remain alive for this to happen in our lifetime, in the Middle East, between Israel and the Palestinians. The book is partly an autobiography, partly modern day Middle Eastern history, and partly a revelation of Mrs. Sadat's personal faith in her Muslim religion. She discusses her ideas with clarity and precision. Her husband, President Anwar Sadat, was the first leader of a predominantly Muslim country, in fact, a neighboring country to Israel, who dared to take the courageous step of recognizing Israel's right to exist. He paid dearly for the peace initiative he proposed in 1979 between Egypt and Israel. Mrs. Sadat writes that President Sadat did the unthinkable, he visited Israel and addressied the Knesset, the legislative body of Israel proving his sincerity toward achieving a lasting peace with his former enemy. He knew the risks and boldly stood up for what he believed ...

This is an important book by an influential Muslim woman leader who has built a new life for herself since the assassination of her husband. She speaks with experience, knowledge and authority. She dares to address difficult and complex issues related to achieving peace between the Palestinians and Israelis. She demonstrates how both of them are accountable for decisions and actions that have hindered the peace process in the past.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsAn eloquent and engaging book about Jehan Sadat's hopes for the Middle East
By Jojoleb VINE VOICE on March 30, 2009
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Having just read Jimmy Carter's latest book, We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work, I thought that Jehan Sadat's book would be written in a similar vein. I was wrong. The books do make intriguing bookends in the search for Middle Eastern peace, but approach this goal in very different ways.

Whether you believe Carter's plan would work or not, his book was more focused on the Arab-Israeli conflict. He explores the history of this conflict and explores what he feels is a viable solution.

Jehan Sadat's book, however, is more of a collection of essays on a variety of topics. As she states late in the book, these are more her overall hopes for the Middle East, rather than simply her hopes for peace. Even so, her essays contain topics that are germane to the Arab-Israeli conflict, but also explore the general misunderstandings of Islam that occur in the Western world, decry radical approaches to Islam, describe Arab-Arab conflicts, and place particular emphasis on the growing feminist movement in the Islamic world. There is not a specific narrative here, but Sadat moves easily from topic to topic and always has insights to share along the way. She places all this within the context of Egyptian history and the bold domestic and foreign policies of Anwar Sadat. Unlike Carter, Jehan Sadat does not suggest a specific plan for peace.

Sadat's essays are eloquent and evince evidence of her personal experience and scholarship. She writes from the perspective of an academic, political reformer in her own right, womens' rights advocate, and former first lady of Egypt. She also writes from the perspective of a woman who was raised in an upper middle class family to an Egyptian, Muslim father and a British, Christian mother.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsMy Hope for Peace

A great book for our time by a great woman of peace! Amazon always helps me find what I'm looking for!

Published 7 months ago by Theresa A Kanost
5.0 out of 5 starscombo essays & memoir could have been much more!

Jehan Sadat, widow of the late President Anwar Sadat of Egypt book feels like combination of timely essays and an autobiography that reads easily. Read more

Published on October 12, 2012 by AA
4.0 out of 5 starsInteresting thoughts from across the world...

Jehan Sadat, widow of Anwar Sadat, says of her husband's quest for peace - and the Nobel he won for that struggle - "I want to see what he did prevail. He paid his life for it. Read more

Published on September 22, 2011 by Fancy Nancy
3.0 out of 5 starsModerate but Not Always Realistic

Jehan Sadat is a genuinely likable person who gives a portrayal of a different side of Islam than we would normally see in the media. Read more

Published on July 16, 2010 by Labarum
4.0 out of 5 starsA Woman To Be Admired

When I think of 20th century women I admire Jehan Sadat is one of the first that come to mind. While it's true that by right of marriage she was placed in a position of power and... Read more

Published on December 17, 2009 by Brian E. Erland
4.0 out of 5 starsAn interesting read for all peaceworkers

I found this to be a very interesting read. The Middle East historical material (British colonialism, Israel, Suez, the Six-Day War, the Yom Kippur War, the West Bank, etc. Read more

Published on October 19, 2009 by Rabbi Yonassan Gershom
5.0 out of 5 starsMy Hope for Peace

A very honest book about Peace in the Middle East. Ms. Sadat continues to promote her husband's vision. Read more

Published on October 14, 2009 by Ann Tull
5.0 out of 5 starsFascinating and insightful

In America we frequently only pay attention to the surface story. In the case of the Middle East, that story is, "Jewish democratic state of Israel, always good! Read more

Published on October 5, 2009 by Chris Swanson
4.0 out of 5 starsAn interesting perspective... but with a bit of a "good old days" feel

It's pretty critical here that Mrs. Sadat did not title her book _My *PLAN* for Peace_ but rather _My *HOPE* for Peace_. Read more

Published on August 13, 2009 by Michael A. Behr
4.0 out of 5 starsInteresting take on Middle East policy

After a long hiatus from her last book, Mrs Sadat,widow of the late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, writes another book dealing with Middle Eastern policies and the hopes for peace... Read more

Published on July 23, 2009 by thesavvybamalady

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