Daring to Drive by Manal Al-Sharif
A vital, inspiring book (O, The Oprah Magazine): a ferociously intimate memoir by a devout woman from a modest family in Saudi Arabia who became the unexpected leader of the courageous movement that won Saudi women the right to drive. Manal al-Sharif grew up in Mecca the second daughter of a taxi driver, born the year strict fundamentalism took hold. In her adolescence, she was a religious radical, melting her brother's boy band cassettes in the oven because music was haram: forbidden by Islamic law. But what a difference an education can make. By her twenties Manal was a computer security engineer, one of few women working in a desert compound built to resemble suburban America. That's when the Saudi kingdom's contradictions became too much to bear: she was labeled a slut for chatting with male colleagues, her school-age brother chaperoned her on a business trip, and while she kept a car in the garage, she was forbidden from driving on Saudi streets. Manal al-Sharif's memoir is an eye-opening (The Christian Science Monitor) account of the making of an accidental activist, a vivid story of a young Muslim woman who stood up to a kingdom of men--and won. Daring to Drive is a brave, extraordinary, heartbreakingly personal (Associated Press) celebration of resilience in the face of tyranny and a testament to how women in Muslim countries are helping change their culture, one step at a time (New York Journal of Books).Manal al-Sharif is a Saudi Arabian women's rights activist who was arrested in 2011 for driving a car. Foreign Policy, Time, Forbes, and the Oslo Freedom Forum have all praised her. Her debut novel is titled Daring to Drive.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781476793023 |
| ISBN 10 | 1476793026 |
| Title | Daring to Drive |
| Author | Manal Al-Sharif |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 2017-06-13 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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