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   Princess

   • Jean Sasson

   • 329bladzijden
   • 12 uur lezen

   4,0(30082)Tarief

   Sultana Al-Sa'ud, a Saudi Arabian Princess, has four mansions on three continents, her own private jet, glittering jewels, and designer dresses galore. But in reality, Sultana has no freedom or control over her own life, no value but as a bearer of sons. Hidden behind her black floor-length veil, she is a prisoner, jailed by her father, her husband, her sons, and her country. For the sake of her daughters, Sultana has decided to take the risk of speaking out about the life of women in her 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, a padded, windowless cell where women are confined with neither light nor conversation until death claims them. In speaking out, Sultana risks bringing the wrath of the Saudi establishment upon her head. But by telling her story to Jean Sasson, Sultana allows us to see beyond the veils of this secret society, to the heart of a nation where sex, money, and power reign supreme.NY times bestseller"Absolutely riveting and profoundly sad…" —People magazine"A chilling story… a vivid account of an air-conditioned nightmare..." —Entertainment Weekly"Must-reading for anyone interested in human rights." —USA Today"Shocking… candid… sad, sobering, and compassionate" —San Francisco Chronicle

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   Sultana's dochters

   • Jean Sasson

   • 277bladzijden
   • 10 uur lezen

   3,8(193)Tarief

   Prinses Sultana, dochter van de koninklijke familie van Saudi-Arabië, riskeerde haar leven toen zij voor het eerst de geheimen prijsgaf van haar leven als welvarende vrouw in de Arabische mannenwereld. Sultana werd een absolute bestseller over de hele wereld. Nu gaat het waar gebeurde verhaal van Sultana verder, met in de hoofdrollen haar twee dochters. De een zoals zijzelf, opstandig en hunkerend naar vrijheid, de ander daarentegen volgzaam en fanatiek in haar geloofsovertuiging. In de Saudische samenleving zijn gewelddadige praktijken tegen vrouwen, seksueel misbruik en gedwongen huwelijken nog steeds aan de orde van de dag. Zelfs voor rijke, onafhankelijke vrouwen als Sultana en haar dochters is het haast onmogelijk om aan de ban van de sluier te ontkomen. Sultana's dochters is het verhaal van mannelijke overheersing, wanhopige liefde en een leven in rijkdom en gevangenschap.

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   Desert Royal

   • Jean Sasson

   • 309bladzijden
   • 11 uur lezen

   3,8(256)Tarief

   Continuing the life story of Princess Sultana of Saudi Arabia and her fight to relieve the oppression of the women in Muslim countries.

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   Princess More Tears to Cry

   • Jean Sasson

   • 425bladzijden
   • 15 uur lezen

   4,0(1341)Tarief

   When Jean Sasson's book Princess: Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia was published, it became an immediate international bestseller. It sold to 43 countries and spent 13 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. Now, in this long-awaited, compelling new book, Sasson and the Princess 'Sultana' return to tell the world what it means to be a Saudi woman today. Through advances in education and with access to work, Saudi women are breaking through the barriers; they are becoming doctors, social workers, business owners and are even managing to push at the boundaries of public life. Major steps forward have, undoubtedly, been made. But this is not the whole story. Sadly, despite changes in the law, all too often legal loopholes leave women exposed to terrible suppression, abuse and crimes of psychological and physical violence. For many, the struggle for basic human rights continues. This fascinating insight will include personal stories of triumph and heartbreak, as told to Princess 'Sultana', her eldest daughter, and author Jean Sasson. Each of these stories will offer the reader a glimpse into different aspects of Saudi society, including the lives of the Princess, her daughter and other members of the Al-Saud Royal family.

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