Thursday, July 15, 2010

Update

I just finished reading "Princess" by Jean P Sasson, an appalilng indictment of th treatment of women in Saudi Arabia. An informational and eye opening read, this book will upset you. The story is told in first person by an actual princess of the current royal family. To protect herself and her family, the names have been changed. Only her closest sister knows about the existence of the book. If her family or the government found out and traced it to her the punishment would likely be fatal, she says. Despite the difficult subject matter, anyone who wants to catch a glimpse of what life is actually like and the unbelievable human rights violations that are still present in Saudi Arabia will probably find out more than they imagined from this book.

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