The true story of life behind the veil in saudi arabia by jean p.

Princess jean p sasson background. Princess sultana talks about her life from childhood beginning at the age of four. But in reality she lives in a gilded cage. To a large extent the book holds true to the lives of saudi women at the time such as a lack of proper education forced marriages and honor killings. A true story of life behind the veil in saudi ara.

I haven t lived through that time but i can easily imagine such discrimination against women. Sultana is a saudi arabian princess a woman born to fabulous uncountable wealth. In saudi arabia by jean p sasson summary princess a true story of life behind the veil in saudi arab sep 05 2020 posted by debbie macomber publishing text id 559b651f online pdf ebook epub library 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 pdf princess a true story of. A true story of life behind the veil is another page turner related by princess sultana a member of the royal family of saudi arabia sultana now is married to a progressive prince but this privileged status does not protect her or her two daughters from the country s repressive laws against women.

Jean sasson has 21 books on goodreads with 133192 ratings. The book follows the real life story of princess sultana al sa ud of saudi arabia the name changed for maintaining the lady and her family s privacy. Above photo by john rickman photography san jose california. She worked at the hospital for 4 years then married living in saudi arabia until 1990.

Sasson is an american writer who writes mainly about women in the middle east. Sasson born 1950 troy alabama united states is an american woman writer whose work mainly centers around women in the middle east. Shira reviews the book princess. A true story of life behind the veil in saudi arabia by jean p.

Sasson s sequel to princess. Her first book the rape of. She is currently based in atlanta georgia. In 1978 she traveled to saudi arabia to work in the king faisal specialist hospital in riyadh as an administrative coordinator in medical affairs.

Through sasson s text princess sultana reveals a place in which men take up unrelenting dominance over women. Sasson which is allegedly the memoirs of a saudi princess. This book claims to tell the true story of a princess. Jean sasson s most popular book is princess.

Jean sasson s book princess on the life events of a saudi princess gives great insights on the lives of saudi women in the 90s. She has no freedom no control over her own life no value but as a bearer of sons. She shows how the denial of human rights for women begins with children offering details of a time when she was severely punished as a child for eating an apple her brother wanted.

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