国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Egypt commemorates 100th birthday of late President Sadat, man of peace
<p><span word="MONUFIA">MONUFIA</span>, <span word="EGYPT">EGYPT</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 25-- <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="commemorated">commemorated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="the">the</span> 100<span word="th">th</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Anwar">Anwar</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Sadat">Sadat</span>, <span word="always">always</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="birthplace">birthplace</span>, <span word="Mit">Mit</span> <span word="Abu">Abu</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Kum">Kum</span>, <span word="some">some</span> 75 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commemorate">commemorate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>.</p><p>"<span word="President">President</span> <span word="Sadat">Sadat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Soliman">Soliman</span> <span word="Shenawy">Shenawy</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Sadat">Sadat</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="lived">lived</span>, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>," <span word="Shenawy">Shenawy</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="remembers">remembers</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Sadat">Sadat</span> <span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mosque">mosque</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="humble">humble</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="money">money</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Monufia">Monufia</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> 200-<span word="square">square</span>-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="museum">museum</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1962 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Sadat">Sadat</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="villa">villa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="gardens">gardens</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="uniform">uniform</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Knesset">Knesset</span> (<span word="parliament">parliament</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>, <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="shoes">shoes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2006 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="around">around</span> 10,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="annually">annually</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Attiya">Attiya</span> <span word="Atef">Atef</span>, <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="museum">museum</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="opens">opens</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sadat">Sadat</span>.</p>
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