![]() ![]() ![]() No matter what he did, she would always be wrong. This was highlighted by Princess Sultana’s accounts of growing up with a spoiled and sadistic younger brother. They are traded like cattle and punished for perceived infractions in cruel ways.įrom birth, girls are treated as second-class citizens, a disappointment to their family and inferior to all males. Women are treated as property to be “owned” and managed by men. Even the wealthiest and most “privileged” women are not spared the cruelty of the misogynistic and oppressive culture. Her story offered a poignant look at what life is like for women in Saudi Arabia. ![]() I listened to the Audible version and I could not pull myself away from the plight of Princess Sultana Al Sa’ud and the other women from this story. Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia by Jean SassonĮvery once in a while I try to read something that is “deeper” than my usual smutty romance selections. ![]()
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