Daughters of Arabia follows on from Jean Sasson’s previous book, “Princess”, which I would advise you to read first.
Princess is a biography based on the life and hardships of an Arab woman growing up in and struggling with the oppressed role of Islamic women. Yet this is not some knee-jerk ... Read review
Advantages: Gripping and factual Disadvantages: You're forced to think (that's an advantage, really)
Daughters of Arabia follows on from Jean Sasson’s previous book, “Princess”, which I would advise you to read first.
Princess is a biography based on the life and hardships of an Arab woman growing up in and struggling with the oppressed role of Islamic women. Yet this is not some knee-jerk criticism of another culture; rather an objective study of the origins of and reasons for what the West sees as a subservient role. Saudi Arabia receives ... .../>
Daughters of Arabia is a sequel, following the lives of the Princess’s two daughters, who are born into what has become a wealthier society, but still filled with oppression and injustice.
Both books are troubling, yet inspiring, and a highly recommended read.
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Daughters of Arabia follows on from Jean Sasson’s previous book, “Princess”, which I would advise you to read first. Princess is a biography based on the life and hardships of an Arab woman growing up in and struggling with the oppressed role of Islamic women. Yet this is not some knee-jerk criticism of another culture; rather an objective study of the origins of and reasons for what the West sees as a subservient role. Saudi Arabia receives much bad press in Western media, but this book explores the good and the bad in this culture. It is a gripping tale, at times horrifying, and all the more so because while it reads like a novel, at the back of your mind you remain aware that what you are reading is factual.
Daughters of Arabia is a sequel, following the lives of the Princess’s two daughters, who are born into what has become a wealthier society, but still filled with oppression and injustice.
Both books are troubling, yet inspiring, and a highly recommended read.
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Author
Jean Sasson
Title
Daughters of Arabia
Genre
Biography
Type
Non-Fiction
ISBN
0385405359; 0553408054; 0553813773; 0553816934
Manufacturer's product description
Readers of Princess Sultana's extraordinary biography Princess were gripped by her powerful indictment of women's lives behind the veil within the royal family of Saudi Arabia. They were every bit as fascinated by the sequel, Daughters of Arabia.Here, the princess turns the spotlight on her two daughters, Maha and Amani, both teenagers. Surrounded by untold opulence and luxury from the day they were born, but stifled by the unbearably restrictive lifestyle imposed on them, they reacted in equally desperate ways. Their dramatic and shocking stories, together with many more which concern other members of Princess Sultana's huge family, are set against a rich backdrop of Saudi Arabian culture and social mores which she depicts with equal colour and authenticity. We learn, for example, of the fascinating ritual of the world-famous annual pilgrimage to Makkah as we accompany the princess and her family to this holiest of cities. Throughout, however, she never tires of her quest to expose the injustices which her society levels against women. In her courageous campaign to improve the lot of her own daughters of Arabia, Princess Sultana once more strikes a chord amongst all women who are lucky enough to have the freedom to speak out for themselves. See all Product Description
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