A Saudi woman discusses what life is like for women in her country, describing how women are sold into marriage to men five times their age, are treated as their husbands' slaves, and are often murdered for the slightest transgression. Reprint.
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Recommended by Kuwaiti high school girls I read this well-written page-turner in two days and was continually enthralled with the vivid, eye-opening accounts. I have read mixed reviews about this book - some claiming that it's untrue gibberish and others supporting that they, too have witnessed or heard first-hand similar stories while living in Saudi Arabia. All I have to go off of is my mother's own account. She lived in Kuwait for the past eight years as a foreign languages instructor in a private girls' school where she saw first-hand her... more info
Sultana
Sultana - literally meaning Princess in English. Princess, as per the author, is a true story by a Saudi princess named Sultana for secrecy purposes. There are incidents shared by Sultana that made me feel sad for the women born and brought up in Saudi Arabia. As per the narrations in the book, even the women from the royal family are living a life that is dependent on the male members of the family. Women can't move around independently, they need a male member to accompany them all the times.... more info
Unbelievable story Just read the book. One of my friends (non-muslim) sent it to me. She wanted to know if it's all true. Well, here is my answer, i cannot believe this story was told by a real person, it is more likely that the author during 10 year in Saudi Arabia was collecting her own diary of gossips and prejudices. The author seems to collect everything bad about the country to put it in one book and tells it was told by Saudi, so nobody would say anything bad about her. Sultana seemed to be rebellious only on words but... more info
A life of misery - but is it true? The author relates the story of Sultana, a Princess of Saudi Arabia, from childhood to adulthood. We see Sultana's life of unimaginable luxury with palaces, servants, and jewels but, alas, being a female she is a prisoner in her home, subject to the iron will of her father and brother. This is a good story, but I took it as a fictional story. I never once believed that Sultana was real and that she told these stories. I know the cruelties described in the book exist, but I think "Sultana" is a... more info
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