Daring to drive : a Saudi woman's awakening /
This is a memoir about living, loving, dreaming, daring and driving while female, in a country where it's dangerous to do all of the above. Manal al-Sharif grew up in Mecca the second daughter of a taxi driver, born the year strict fundamentalism took hold. In her adolescence, she was religious...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
[2017]
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| Edition: | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
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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
- Abouya and the king
- The rain starts with a single drop.