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Daring to drive : the young Saudi woman who stood up to a kingdom of men / Manal al-Sharif.

By: Publisher: London : Simon & Schuster, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover editionDescription: x, 289 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781471164408 (paperback)
  • 147116439X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 920.72 23
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.
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Book Book Jessie Street National Women's Library General Stacks 920.72 ALS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available for reference in the library and ILL Signed by the author 67955

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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.

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.

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