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Word: gallabiya (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Sadat is a paradoxical mix of East and West. He likes English clothes and enjoys his presidential perquisites-including nine official residences, which he shares with his wife Jihan, 43. One of his homes is in Mit Abu el Kom. There he dons a peasant gallabiya to relax. He is as devout a Muslim as Israel's Begin is a Jew-his forehead bears a mark from touching it so often to the ground in prayer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Sadat: The Village Elder | 11/28/1977 | See Source »

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