Daring to drive : a Saudi woman's awakening / Manal al-Sharif.
A ferociously intimate memoir by a devout woman from a modest family in Saudi Arabia who became the unexpected leader of a courageous movement to support women's right to drive. Manal al-Sharif grew up in Mecca the second daughter of a taxi driver, born the year fundamentalism took hold. In her adolescence, she was a religious radical, melting her brother's boy band audio tapes in the oven because music was haram: forbidden by Islamic law. But what a difference an education can make. By her twenties she was a computer security engineer, one of few women working in a desert compound that resembled 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 teenage brother chaperoned her on a business trip, and while she kept a car in her garage, she was forbidden from driving down city streets behind the wheel. Daring to Drive is the fiercely intimate memoir of an accidental activist, a powerfully vivid story of a young Muslim woman who stood up to a kingdom of men-and won. Writing on the cusp of history, Manal offers a rare glimpse into the lives of women in Saudi Arabia today. Her memoir is a remarkable celebration of resilience in the face of tyranny, the extraordinary power of education and female solidarity, and the difficulties, absurdities, and joys of making your voice heard.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781476793023
- ISBN: 1476793026
- Physical Description: x, 289 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2017.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | 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 -- Aboya and the king -- The rain begins with a single drop. |
Target Audience Note: | 990L Lexile |
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Subject: | Sharif, Manal, 1979- Women > Saudi Arabia > Biography. Women political activists > Saudi Arabia > Biography. Women automobile drivers > Saudi Arabia > Biography. |
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Dulany Memorial Library | 320.08 (Text) | 35712001529915 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Jefferson County Library-Arnold | B SHARIF (Text) | 30061010143366 | Biography | Available | - |
Little Dixie - Main Library - Moberly | 320 SHARIF (Text) | 2004062924 | Non-Fiction Shelves | Available | - |
North Kansas City Public Library | BIO SHARIF 2017 (Text) | 0001002276705 | Biography | Available | - |
Poplar Bluff - Main Library | 320.082 SHARIF (Text) | 38420101584064 | NON-FICTION | Available | - |
Scenic Regional-Wright City | 320.082 SHA (Text) | 3006232957 | NonFiction | Available | - |
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