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 much ... ...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. ...
Aspen 10.12.2000
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