BOOKS FROM SAUDI ARABIARebel : My Escape from Saudi Arabia to Freedom
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Set in Saudi Arabia
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A gripping memoir of bravery and sacrifice by a young woman whose escape from her abusive family and an oppressive culture in Saudi Arabia captivated the world
In early 2019, after three years of careful planning, Rahaf Mohammed finally escaped her abusive family in Saudi Arabia—but made it only to Bangkok before being stripped of her passport. If forced to return home, she was sure she would be killed, like other rebel women in her country. As men pounded at the door of her barricaded hotel room, she opened a Twitter account. The teenager reached out to the world, and the world answered—she gained 45,000 followers in one day, and those followers helped her seek asylum in the West.
Now Rahaf Mohammed tells her remarkable story in her own words, revealing untold truths.
Reviews:
(4 months ago) |
13 May, 2025
I have read many reviews of this book and an alarming number of people continue to demonize the author for her subsequent life choices or they drone on about how unfair her depiction of Islam is. Therefore my review will be brief and focus only on the book itself. The story is gripping and well narrated though at times seems a bit reductive.
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