ABSTRACT
Egypt is a part of the Middle East, the Islamic world, and North Africa, though in many ways it stands apart from the countries around it. Its passion for culture—including its vibrant film industry, its music, its intellectual fervor, and its support for individual achievement—has made it home to some of the world's greatest artists and thinkers. Culture is just one of the things that set Egypt apart from other Arab countries. The Wafd, Egypt's first significant nationalist movement, rose when Britain and King Fuad reluctantly accepted a constitution in 1923 permitting parliamentary elections. The growing number of wealthy Egyptians with ties to Sadat added fuel to the growing popular resentment of the president. On October 6, 1981, Sadat was watching a military parade honoring the 1973 war when a small band of radical Islamic assassins leaped from a military truck and sprayed his seat with automatic weapons fire, killing him instantly.
