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Word: hachem (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...lovely girl shopping with her beau in Cairo for an engagement ring. Egypt's fat monarch, who had divorced Queen Farida, decided then & there that Narriman Sadek, the 16-year-old daughter of a civil servant, must be his next wife. Narriman's beau, Zaki Hachem, 27, Harvard-trained and a U.N. official, was swept out of his sweetheart's life. "A bad dream," he muttered. "I did not think such things could happen in the 20th Century." Then he lapsed into silence. No one heard how Narriman felt. Last summer she was reported shopping in Europe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EGYPT: By the Grace of God | 2/19/1951 | See Source »

From the Balcony. Narriman Sadek, 16, daughter of a civil servant, has been betrothed for the past five years to Zaki Hachem, 27, a Harvard-trained economic aide to the U.N. Secretariat. Narriman and Zaki had set their wedding day for Dec. 8, and a few days before, they went shopping for a ring at the Cairo store of Ahmed Nagib Pasha. Ahmed, who in his spare time helps out Farouk with new telephone numbers, told the young couple to come back next day. His Majesty hustled down to size up Ahmed's find from a concealed balcony. Narriman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EGYPT: Thy Brother's Betrothed | 1/9/1950 | See Source »

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