Word: egyptians
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Hassan Fathy is an Egyptian architect whose life was completely changed in one moment of revelation. It happened when he visited the unspoiled Nubian village of Gharb Aswan on the Upper Nile. What he saw there, he later wrote, was "a way of building that was a natural growth in the landscape, as much a part of it as the palm tree." Sight led to insight. Fathy recognized that traditional architecture, unlike modern industrial architecture, is compatible with "God's environment" of nature, climate and materials. He never looked back...
...five-year period. The Israeli preference is to begin second-stage negotiations with Egypt's President Anwar Sadat, but not until Egypt demonstrates more willingness to make concessions. Israel feels that it received nothing in return for its withdrawal in Sinai last February. If there is no Egyptian give, Israel feels, the situation could deteriorate. Explained one Foreign Ministry official: "If they want no more war, then they have to give us something tangible for any further withdrawals." Among such tangibles might be an arrangement for direct tourist travel between the two countries or the passage of Israeli cargoes...
...tensions mount in Southern Europe, Albanian warplanes drop nuclear bombs on Naples. Tel Aviv is destroyed by a nuclear attack from an unidentified country; Egyptian atomic bombs devastate London and Washington; China, the Soviet Union, the U.S. and Britain are drawn into war. Soon mushroom clouds cover nearly the entire planet...
...concerned about the fighting in Cyprus, which directly affected two of the U.S.'s NATO allies, Greece and Turkey, but he was also anxious to follow up on his assurances that he would pursue the Nixon Administration's foreign policy. Toward that end, Ford had lunch with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmy, then met with Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin, who cut short a vacation to return to Washington after Nixon resigned. Among other things, Ford and Dobrynin discussed the trade reform bill, which has been stalled in the Senate. The bill would confer "most-favored-nation" (in effect...
...encourage the Soviets to launch an all out war-U.S. nuclear retaliatory force prevents that-it could embolden the Russians in the Middle East. For example, the Soviet fleet might be tempted in a future crisis to blockade Israeli ports or protect the movements of Syrian and Egyptian warships from Israeli forces. What could be even more disruptive to East-West stability, Russia -despite détente-might dare to intervene in the turmoil in Yugoslavia that is expected to follow the death of the aging Josip Broz Tito. For the past three years NATO units (including Greeks...