DAUGHTERS OF ARABIA

•Jean P Sasson is an American writer, born in 1947, currently based in Atlanta, Georgia.•Her work mainly centers around women in the Middle East and the injustice they suffer at the hands of the patriarchal society.•Is the author of the worldwide bestsellers Princess, Daughters of Arabia, Desert Royal and Mayada: Daughter of Iraq.

AUTHOR’S BACKGROUND

THEME OF THE BOOK•DAUGHTER’S OF ARABIA , is a sequel to the international bestseller Princess and is the second book in the Princess trilogy .•The book is a true story of life behind the veil and exposes the claustrophobic and inhumane treatment meted out to women in Saudi Arabia.

EVALUATION OF THE BOOK

•Sultana’s fervent endeavor to improve the status of Saudi women.

•The startling discovery Sultana makes about her teenaged daughter Maha and her friend Aisha.

•Young girls of about 10-11 years of age used as a disposable commodity to satisfy sexual hunger of fetish Saudi men

•Practice of Female circumcision in Egypt.

•Luxury and wealth but no freedom.

CONCLUSION The book unravels the truth behind

Saudi Arabia's well donned image. It makes us realize how protected, safe

and free we are in our home land. It teaches us to value the liberty we

get and the surroundings we live in, we always take for granted.

The book is inspiring and a highly recommended read.

THANK-YOU!

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