Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia

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Summary: Pull back veils of western ignorance
Review: Unbeknownst to so many western females the plight of our Middle Eastern sisters can be appalling. I removed my own veil of ignorance and read frightening accounts of this privileged muslim woman as she is controlled and manipulated by the men who purportedly love her. The most powerful weapon against any form of brutal oppression is education. I want to read the other books in the sequence by this author as well.

I regret that feminism has taken a back seat during recent years but I don't often forget that woman are still not equal anywhere. However, after reading this book and others written by muslim females in the Middle East, I know how far western women have come in comparison to some cultures such as those in Saudi Arabia. The Taliban was worse but not by much.

I don't take my freedom for granted.