Ngefa lomyeni wakhe obulewe, uhlala eziqhenya. “Ngizizwa ngiziqhenya, ngiziqhenya ngokwedlulele,” kusho u-Jehan Sadat, OwayenguNkosikazi Wokuqala waseRiphabhulikhi yase-Egypt. Engathuki, engasatshiswa ukukhulunywa kabi ngaye, washo ngaphandle kokugoba, “Basola umyeni wami ngokuba imbuka, kodwa akekho owenza ukuthula no-Israyeli kancane kancane njengoba kwenza uSadat.”
Izinhlamvu zazingase zigcwale umzimba wakhe ongenazo izinhlamvu ngalolo suku oludabukisayo ngo-Okthoba 1981, lapho uSadat ebulawa emhlanganweni wezempi wokukhumbula ukunqoba kwempi yaseGibhithe ngo-Okthoba 1973. Akekho owagwaza umphefumulo kaJehan. “Ngokubambisana nomndeni wami nezigidi zabantu, ngiyaziqhenya ngalokho umyeni wami akwenzile. Ngisho abantu, amazwe nabaholi bama-Arab ababemelene naye ngaphambilini manje sebezuza ukuhlakanipha kulokho akufezile eminyakeni engama-27 kamuva,” esho ekhuluma ngemizamo yakhe yokugcina ukuthula.
Ushade noMongameli waseGibhithe ongasekho u-Anwar Sadat, uJehan usephenduke isishoshovu esizinikele sabesifazane nabancishwe amathuba. Uhamba ngemikhumbi phakathi kweGibhithe ne-US ekhuthaza izimiso, ikhodi ye-Free Officer Sadat eyayiphilela, manje evutha ekujuleni kwenhliziyo kaJehan. Ngesikhathi sika-Anwar, wabona ithuba lokubamba iqhaza elibonakalayo ekuvikeleni amalungelo abantu besifazane. “Umyeni wami ubengakhathali elwela amalungelo abantu besifazane, amandla kanye nendawo yakhe efanele emphakathini. Ukube abesifazane bebefundile kuphela, ukube abesifazane bebengasiza amadoda akhe lowo mphakathi okahle, umhlaba ubungeke uphelele. Uma ingxenye yomphakathi ingenzi lutho, isikhathi siyoma ngesintu.
Hlola umphakathi onenqubekela phambili onamazinga okuphila eqophelo eliphezulu, udinga kuphela ukubheka izindima ezidlalwa abesifazane ukuchaza impumelelo emphakathini. Injalo inkolelo yami - isizathu sokuthi ngisebenzele ukufukula abantu besifazane,” kusho yena.
Ohlomule ngendondo yeLiving Legacy Award ehlonishwa kakhulu eWomen's International Centre, uNkk. Sadat wenze isibonelo sethemba ngemfundo naphezu kweminyaka. Njengobufakazi, naye wabuyela esikoleni eneminyaka engu-40. “Ngaqeda enyuvesi ngaqhubeka ne-MA yami. Ngemva kweminyaka engu-6, ngathola i-PHD yami. Imfundo ivula iminyango eminingana yokuthi umuntu asebenze cishe yonke indawo. Ukube angizange ngibe nemfundo efanele, ngangingeke ngifundise e-Egypt nase-States.” Namuhla, ubamba izinkambo zezinkulumo emhlabeni wonke kusukela e-Europe, e-Asia nase-Russia esekelwa izikhala zokufundisa zangaphambilini eNyuvesi yaseCairo lapho ake waba uprofesa ngenkathi ekhonza njengeNkosazana Yokuqala.
Enkulumweni eyakhulunywa kabanzi, “Ngikholelwa ukuthi abesifazane bangadlala indima engcono ekusakazeni ukuthula. Abesifazane omama ababuyisana nezingane lapho belwela izinto ezingasho lutho noma amakhosikazi emi eceleni kwabayeni babo ngezikhathi zosizi. Ngikholelwa endimeni eyingqayizivele yowesifazane owenza abaholi abanohlonze ngabesilisa nabafana. Udlulisela ulwazi nezimiso ezingcono kakhulu ebusheni bakhe kusukela ebuntwaneni kuya ekubeni umuntu omdala. Ngakho-ke abesifazane akufanele nje bacabangele indima yabo emphakathini njengelungelo lemvelo noma ilungelo elizenzakalelayo, kodwa bagxile esifundweni lapho imfundo isemqoka khona. Ngifisa ukubona abesifazane kuwo wonke amazwe abafundile kakhulu.”
Ukufuna ukufunda nokubhala yilokho uSolwazi Sadat akufisayo kubo bonke. “Akukephuzi kakhulu! Uhambo olude, olude okufanele silulinde,” kusho umenzi wokuthula ngokwakhe.
Uma bekufanelekile isikhathi, bekufanelekile futhi umzamo ukukhombisa abanye besifazane bokuqala iphrofayili yakhe njengonkosikazi kamongameli. I-Africa-Arab Women's League yokuqala yayingenye yezinhlangano ezimbalwa azisungula njengonkosikazi wokuqala. Ehlanganisa abesifazane bokuqala base-Afrika nabama-Arab, kanye nabesifazane ababili noma abathathu abakhuthele emphakathini, waba nezingqungquthela ezinkulu ababelane ngazo futhi bafunda kulokho okwenzeka komunye nomunye. "Ukusizana, ukwakha ubumbano phakathi kwe-Egypt, i-Afrika namanye amazwe ase-Arab bekuyinhloso yami, ukuqaphela ukuthi abesifazane abampofu esifundeni sonke banezinkinga ezifanayo nokufunda, imfundo, ezezimali kanye nekusasa lezingane." UNkk. Sadat wayisa amaLadies ezintweni zasendulo e-Egypt, ekuhambeni ngomkhumbi emfuleni iNayile nasemathempelini amaningi asendulo. Okudabukisayo ukuthi bekungakaze kube khona ukulandelelwa selokhu aphuma eSigodlweni. Ngemva kokushona kukaMengameli Sadat, izinhlelo zakhe ayezibiza ngeMade in Egypt nezinye ayezihola ngaphambi kokushona komyeni wakhe zathathwa owangena esikhundleni sakhe uNkk Suzanne Mubarak.
U-Jehan useqhubekele phambili futhi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi wagxila emfundweni. “Ngangifundisa eNyuvesi yaseCairo ngesikhathi somyeni wami. Kamuva ngathuthela eWashington, DC ngiyofundisa.” Izingane zazisohlelweni oluyinhloko lukaSadat, enabakhe abathathu nabazukulu abangu-11. I-SOS Children's Villages yaqalwa ngesikhathi sikaSadat ngemva kohambo oluya e-Austria. Imizana yayiyikhaya lezintandane ngezinga elikhulu. “Ngijabulile ngemva kokuchitha usuku nezingane lapho, futhi nginethemba lokuthi ngingenza okufanayo e-Egypt, ekugcineni ngaqiniseka ukuthi kufanele ngiqhubekele phambili.”
Ukuqala inhlangano esiza abantulayo, izingane noma intsha yaseGibhithe kudinga ukuthi umuntu akhokhe imali encane uma kuqhathaniswa nesiza, cishe idola eliyihektare. USadat wayenezwe. UDkt. Kamaina owasungula amadolobhana e-Austria wambiza ukuthi enze imisebenzi efanayo e-Egypt, uma engase abele i-SOS amapheshana omhlaba. U-Kamaina udlulisele kuye lo msebenzi; kusukela lapho umuzi wawuphethwe nguye. “Umyeni wami wavula idolobhana lokuqala eCairo. Kamuva, ngakha enye eTanta phakathi kweCairo ne-Alexandria kanye nesiza sesithathu e-Alexandria. Angikwazi ukukutshela ukuthi izingane ezafika kabuhlungu ekuqaleni zishintshe kangakanani zakhula ziphile kahle futhi zijabule,” kwengeza yena.
Ngokungafani nanoma yiliphi elinye ikhaya lezintandane, idolobhana lalinomuntu 'ongumama' obhekele izingane eziyisi-6 kuye kweziyi-7 ezivela ezizindeni ezihlukene. Idolobhana ngalinye lalinamakhaya angama-25 ngaphansi komnakekeli 'oqeqeshiwe' noma umama ozimele. Ihlukile ekumisweni, izakhamuzi zibukeka njengomndeni owodwa omkhulu, ovamile, ojabulayo. Omama 'abangena esikhundleni' babepheka futhi bawashele izingane ezifunda enkulisa noma ezikoleni zomphakathi futhi kamuva emini zithole umuzi ezingabuyela kuwo. "Sekukonke, kufane nomoya wothando phakathi kukamama nomndeni, ukuphakamisa izinga lokuphila kwabesifazane basemadolobheni akude," kuqinisekisile uSadat.
I-Wafa wal Aamal (noma i-Faith and Hope ngesiNgisi) yinhlangano esiza abantulayo uNkk. Sadat asize ukubekezelela izinkulungwane zabakhubazekile. Ehileleke empini phakathi kweGibhithe no-Israyeli, wakha icebo elikhulu. “Ngisho nangaphambi kokuba umyeni wami aqale ukulwa ukuze aqede impi, ngazihlanganisa namakadebona zempi akhubazekile kanye nezakhamuzi. Bengifuna ngempela ukubuyisela ithemba kubantu bakithi ngokuqeqesha abanqunyelwe imisebenzi, ngokubavumela ukuba babuyele ekubeni ngamalungu omphakathi akhuthele.”
Ukushisekela kwakhe uFaith and Hope kusukela ekuqeqesheni omakadebona ababencishwe amathuba ukuze bazame ukujoyina umphakathi kabusha ngombono wakusasa. “Bekuyiprojekthi yami enkulu kunawo wonke kweyabampofu. Ngabathumela emakamu abakhubazekile eJalimane; bese-ke bebuyela eGibhithe. Sabavakashela ngokushintshana sibathumela ezibhedlela zethu lapho. E-Egypt, savula isikhungo se-dialysis kanye nefekthri ekhiqiza izitho zokwenziwa. Iphrojekthi eyakhelene ne-SOS Village ithathe ingxenye encane yomhlaba we-SOS ukuze kuhlaliswe amakhaya abantu abakhubazekile, indawo yemisebenzi yangaphakathi nangaphandle kanye neyunithi eqhubekayo yokuqondisa kwezokwelashwa. Ngize ngilethe uFrank Sinatra e-Egypt ekhonsathini imali yayo eya kwa-SOS kanye ne-Wafa wal Aamal, kuhlangene. "
Ngemva kokuzibonela mathupha ukucekelwa phansi kwempi, le ntokazi ekahle, ekwindla neziphethu kuchitha emzini wayo wesibili eGreat Falls eVirginia, iluthatha ngokungathi sína udaba lokuthula. Uthe, “Abesifazane bangadlala indima kanye nabayeni babo nenzalo yabo. Banike ithuba lokuphuma phambili, bangayinqoba impi yokuqeda impi nodlame.”
