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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 violations: thirteen-year-old girls forced to marry men five times their age, young women killed by drowning, stoning, or isolation in the "women's room."
PRINCESS is a testimony to a woman of indomitable spirit and courage, and you will never forget her or her Muslim sisters.
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Bobbie L. (
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This is a truly shocking book about the deplorable way Saudi women are treated.
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it provided a great first person into the life of an arabian princess as a child til the age of elderly..
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Really enjoyed this inside look at a true Arabian princess....interesting story, great information presented in a well-written book.
Michelle M. (This is a sad read of a culture I did not know much about.
One of many thousands of princesses in Saudi Arabia telling her side of the story about what life is like for Arabian women. She's spoiled and selfish. It may be easy to pity her but if she was so hard put upon why did she leave London when she was free? When her DAUGHTER was free! Difficult to take her seriously. Remember, in every castle lies a dungeon.
Eye opening, disturbing account of the lives of women in Saudi Arabia.
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Nancy M. (I think this book is wonderful - scary - and a dose of reality of how some women are forced to live. I am so thankful I am a woman in America!
Fascinating and scary account of living as a woman in Saudi Arabia
The book is truly mesmorizing. The life a woman endures in the middle east is so far beyond ou American grasp of understanding that just reading this book takes a near suspension of belief. A must read!
Moving book, hard to imagine women living this way, even in present times.
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