In celebration of the glorious October victories, and hosted by the Faculty of Arts at Ain Shams University, the Middle East Research and Future Studies Center held a symposium on Tuesday, October 29, entitled “Sadat… As We Never Knew Him Before,” under the patronage of Prof. Mohamed Diaa Zain El-Abedeen, President of Ain Shams University, Prof. Ghada Farouk, Vice President for Community Service and Environmental Development, Prof. Hanan Kamel, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, and Dr. Hatem El-Abd, Director of the Middle East Research Center.
His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed El-Araby, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Zein El-Sadat, Executive Director of the Schaaf Center for Studies, gave a lecture at the symposium.

The symposium was opened by Prof. Hanan Kamel, who welcomed the distinguished attendees and stressed that the late President Anwar Sadat is and will always remain alive in the memory and conscience of the Egyptian people for the great victories he achieved that the world still praises. Therefore, we must shed light on this honorable political symbol and review his heroism and achievements so that the rising generations of youth can learn about them, and so that they may become more proud and honored of Egypt’s ancient history.

Dr. Hatem Al-Abd then spoke, emphasizing the greatness of the achievements made by President Sadat, both on the military and peaceful levels. He restored the land of Egypt and the dignity of the Egyptian people. He achieved a miracle by all standards, to the point that the October War is still being studied in military colleges and institutes to this day. Hence, the choice of lecturers; His Excellency Ambassador Al-Arabi is one of the most prominent Egyptian political and diplomatic symbols, and he witnessed many of the events and developments that preceded and followed the war. As for Dr. Zein Al-Sadat, he is the nephew of the late President Sadat, and lived with him in his home. He is the best person to give us a close-up picture of Sadat the person. In his speech, Dr. Al-Abd referred to the prominent role played by the Middle East Research Center during the war, as President Sadat asked Dr. Fawzi Mansour, the director of the center at that time, to develop the strategic deception plan that Sadat used during the war.
This was followed by a speech by His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed El-Araby, who shed light on Sadat’s political acumen and military cunning, as he used a strategic deception plan ahead of his time to camouflage the army’s movements, which contributed to achieving the October victories. He also reviewed his humanitarian side in his speech, as he gave the youth the opportunity to express their opinions with complete freedom, and he was courageous and confident in making the decision to go to war with all the risks and challenges it entailed, in order to regain the land, protect honor, and for Egypt to enjoy pride and dignity

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Dr. Zein El Sadat then took the floor, stressing that the late president was characterized by extreme simplicity and modesty. He was dutiful to his parents, affectionate with all his family members, and deeply attached to his rural origins, to the point that he invited all world leaders to meet at his home in his hometown of Mit El Kom, out of pride in his environment and his ancient Egyptian roots. Dr. Zein El Sadat also pointed out in his speech that the late President Sadat was very keen to return the favor and help everyone who had supported Egypt one day, like the Shah of Iran and the late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. His Excellency was also an eloquent orator and a speaker characterized by shrewdness and diplomacy, so much so that he was able to control the minds and hearts of the Israeli people while delivering his historic speech before the Israeli Knesset; He succeeded in gaining their love, trust and respect at the same time, confirming that the late President Mohamed Anwar Sadat was an exceptional human being by all standards, and a statesman in the true sense of the word, a man whose likes history rarely produces, he is truly a man of war and peace.