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Daring to drive, the young Saudi woman who stood up to a kingdom of men, Manal Alsharif

Label
Daring to drive, the young Saudi woman who stood up to a kingdom of men, Manal Alsharif
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Daring to drive
Responsibility statement
Manal Alsharif
Sub title
the young Saudi woman who stood up to a kingdom of men
Summary
A memoir by a Saudi Arabian woman who became the unexpected leader of a movement to support women's rights describes how fundamentalism influenced her radical religious beliefs until her education, a job, and legal contradictions changed her perspectives
Table Of Contents
A country of one king and millions of queens -- Cockroaches and prison bars -- Dirty girls -- Mecca under siege -- Behind the veil -- My Barbie is murdered -- The forbidden satellite dish -- Employed and homeless -- Love and the falafel man -- Live free or die -- Driving while female -- In the kingdom of Saudi men -- Aboya and the king -- The rain starts with a single drop
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