Bibliograph

Daring to drive, a Saudi woman's awakening, Manal al-Sharif

Type

Label

Daring to drive, a Saudi woman's awakening, Manal al-Sharif

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Daring to drive

Oclc number

961009504

Responsibility statement

Manal al-Sharif

Sub title

a Saudi woman's awakening

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

Table Of 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

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