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Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
 

Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia

by Jean P. Sasson

PRINCES: A TRUE STORY OF LIFE BEHIND THE VEIL IN SAUDI ARABIA describes the life of Princess Sultana Al Sa'ud, a princess in the royal house of Saudi Arabia. Hidden behind her black veil, she is a prisoner, jailed by her father, her husband, and her country.
Sultana tells of appalling oppressions, everyday occurrences that in any other culture would be seen as shocking human rights... (read more)

Top tags: middle east,  saudi arabia,  women,  non-fiction,  memoir (all tags)

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katripoll
  • Rated 4 stars

“Chilling. Makes you realize how lucky you are to not be living there.”

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Karen K
  • Rated 2 stars

“Interesting but badly written”

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Community:
  • Rated 4.063415 stars
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  • Rated 4.590909 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Maryam a

    maryam a said:

    “ Good book. Made me realize women in Iran are not so bad off after all. The writer is not honest at times and I'm not talking about the parts which she fears her life if she writes the truth. I felt she sucked up to the Americans a bit too, which “is” unnecessary!”

    posted Wednesday, March 26 2008
  • reshma m

    reshma m said:

    “An eye-opener.Guess its high time , people like us step forward to bring an end to the brutality that not only arab females face,but the entire muslim community as a whole.”

    posted Saturday, March 22 2008
  • Maryam A

    maryam a said:

    “It is an enlightening book, even for a Middle Easterner like myself. I agree that it lacks literary excellence, however that doesn't blunt its ability to transmit its message to all nations: that woman in Saudi Arabia and the rest of the world deserve better treatment. These woman have such great potential and the men who control their lives prevent them from utilising it by twisting the teachings of Islam to their own comfort.
    I recommend readers to venture through this book to discover the extent at which these beautiful creatures are being treated like scum and please do so without assuming that these "men" are following the rules of Islam, because they definitely aren't. ”

    posted Friday, March 7 2008
  • Chetna S

    chetna s said:

    “A huge lesson on society in Saudi arabia. I rate the book highly not so much for its literary excellence as much for the courage it must have taken for all the people concerned to actually put it on the book shelves. ”

    posted Thursday, March 6 2008
  • Leena S

    leena s said:

    “These are a touching series of books. Its sad to know how women are treated in some parts of the world. Its good that there is a feeling that women needs to be protected, but to suppress a women totally is not quite right.
    This is a well written book, a story of women suppression without hurting the true sentiments of Quran.”

    posted Tuesday, February 12 2008
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