What makes watching a video of someone’s last moments different from reading about their murder? There is always something profound and heartbreaking about a dying person, no matter how many mistakes or sins they have made We examine Mohammed Anwar el Sadat’s terrible murder in light of the aforementioned.
As president of Egypt, Mohammed Anwar el Sadat was the one who was most closely guarded. In any case, he was guarded by at least four layers of security, including a group in charge of robbing the military during a parade of its armaments. But tragic events made him vulnerable, which led to his murder on October 6, 1981…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>
The war between his country and Israel was ended by the Camp David Accords, which Sadat had signed three years earlier. As a result, he infuriated his neighbors, who promptly removed Egypt from the Arab League. His crackdowns on Islamist organizations did not help, and he also alienated many people at home.
In February 1981, the Egyptian government was informed that a cleric had issued a Fatwa. The fatwa, or decree, authorized the murder of Sadat. After his death, a government coup would take place. Between February and September, the administration actively promoted jihad. All of the important players were apprehended during the operation, with the exception of a small jihadi cell that was operating within its military and was right under its nose.
On October 6, 1981, the Yom Kippur War’s ninth anniversary was commemorated, and Sadat attended. The Egyptian military displayed its greatest weapons to the public as a sign of might.The roar of the jets kept most observers’ attention away from the truck fleet.
Eventually, one of the trucks stopped, and a policeman got out. The officer and his companions, Lieutenant Khalid Islambouli, sped toward the dias. The cops who were responsible for making sure the men had no live ammo were, regrettably, in Mecca for a pilgrimage. Sadat stood to receive what he thought was a salute because he thought it was part of the show. By doing it, he exposed himself even more. Pharaoh must perish! Islambouli yelled and threw three hand grenades at Sadat before starting to shoot. Islambouli had cover fire from the other assassins when it came to killing Sadat. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>
By the time they ran out of ammunition a minute later, Sadat had been slain and 11 other people, including the then-ambassador of Cuba to Egypt, had been injured. The attempt to defend Sadat by hurling chairs at him was too late.In the gunfight, one assassin was killed and the others were injured. They had no escape plan because the assassination was intended to be a jihadi act.
One of the notable Egyptian politicians injured that day was Vice President Hosni Mubarak, who was shortly after elected President. Another, who at the time served as the nation’s foreign minister, later became the Secretary General of the UN
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Justin Fashanu was the first black footballer to command a £1 million transfer fee in 1981.
He was also the first professional footballer to be openly gay. A gifted footballer loved by many, Fashanu nonetheless committed suicide on May 2, 1998, in the U.K., after a 17-year-old boy accused him of sexual assault in the U.S. where he had travelled to and met the man of whom he said their sex was consensual.
Born on February 19, 1961, Fashanu an English footballer of Nigerian heritage played for a variety of clubs between 1978 and 1997 was known by his early clubs to be gay although it was well managed not to draw the attention of the media…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>
When he revealed that he was gay, he became the first professional footballer to be openly gay. His transfer from Norwich City to Nottingham Forest in 1981, marked him as the first black footballer to command a £1million transfer fee but critics say little success attended his efforts after the transfer although he continued to play at the senior level until 1994.
“After moving to the United States, in 1998 he was questioned by police when a seventeen-year-old boy accused him of sexual assault. He was charged and an arrest warrant for him was issued in Howard County, Maryland on 3 April 1998, but he had already left his flat. According to his suicide note, fearing he would not get a fair trial because of his homosexuality, he fled to England where he killed himself in London in May 1998. His suicide note stated that the sex was consensual.”
“Fashanu began his career as an apprentice with Norwich City, turning professional towards the end of December 1978. He made his league debut on 13 January 1979, against West Bromwich Albion, and settled into the Norwich side scoring regularly and occasionally spectacularly. In 1980, he won the BBC Goal of the Season award, for a spectacular goal against Liverpool. He managed a total of 103 senior appearances for Norwich, scoring 40 goals. While at the club he was also capped six times for England at under-21 level, although the anticipated call-up to the senior side ultimately never happened.”
Fashanu’s confidence and goals were soon in short supply when Coach Brian Clough in charge of Nottingham Forest discovered he was gay and was frequenting gay nightclubs and bars. When he found it tough adjusting to the playing and lifestyle demands of Clough, he barred him from training with the side leading to him scoring just three goals in 32 league games for Forest in 1981-82.
In August 1982, he was loaned to Southampton (scoring three goals in nine appearances) as he settled in well, helping the “Saints” overcome the sudden departure of Kevin Keegan. His move would have been permanent but of lack of funds. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>
Other teams he played for include Notts County, Brighton & Hove Albion, Los Angeles Heat, Edmonton Brickmen, Hamilton Steelers, Manchester City, West Ham United, Leyton Orient and Toronto Blizzard.
Although Fashanu stated his fellow players accepted him generally well following his October 1990 public announcement as gay in the Sun Newspaper becoming the only prominent player in English football to do so, he was nonetheless aware of malicious jokes made about his sexual orientation while becoming a target of constant crowd abuse because of it.
Fashanu was assistant manager for Ivan Golac who was manager of Torquay in February 1992.
“It was in March 1998, that the man claimed to police that he had been sexually assaulted by Fashanu after a night of drinking. Homosexual acts were illegal in the US state of Maryland at the time, and the youth stated the act was not consensual but being performed as he awoke. The assault was alleged to have taken place in Fashanu’s apartment in Ellicott City, Maryland, United States. Fashanu was questioned about this by the police on 3 April, but he was not held in custody. The police later arrived at his flat with a warrant to arrest him on charges of second-degree sexual assault, first-degree assault, and second-degree assault, but Fashanu had already fled to England.”
On the morning of 3 May, he was found hanged in a deserted lock-up garage he had broken into, in Fairchild Place, Shoreditch, London, after visiting Chariots Roman Spa, a local gay sauna.
Fashanu’s remains were cremated and a small ceremony was held at City of London Cemetery and Crematorium. Fashanu was listed at number 99 in the Top 500 Lesbian and Gay Heroes in The Pink Paper.
In 2017, Netflix released the film, Forbidden Games: The Justin Fashanu Story.
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The viral video shows the younger sister with a severely injured eye, purportedly caused by the attack. The caption reads, “Jealousy can be witchcraft in disguise. See what a sister did to her own blood because men prefer her younger sister’s beauty over hers…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>
