Daring to drive : the young saudi woman who stood up to a kingdom of men. - Al-Sharif, Manal
A gripping account of one woman's home-grown courage that will speak to the fighter in all of us
KORTE INHOUD
A visceral coming-of-age tale from the young woman who dared to stand up to a kingdom of men. Best known for her campaign work for women's rights, including the Women2Drive campaign, this is Manal al-Sharif's fiercely intimate memoir. 'Future generations will marvel at Manal al-Sharif. Her gripping account of homegrown courage will speak to the fighter in all of us. Books like this one can change the world' Deborah Feldman, New York Times bestselling author of Unorthodox 'Manal al-Sharif is following in a long tradition of women activists around the world who have put themselves on the line to expose and challenge discriminatory laws and policies' Malcolm Smart, Amnesty International News Manal al-Sharif was born in Mecca the year fundamentalism took hold in Saudi Arabia. As a young girl she would burn her brother's boy band CDs in the oven because music was haram: forbidden by Islamic law. By her twenties she was a computer security engineer. But as she became older, the unequal way in which women are treate...
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2017Uitgever: Simon & Schuster UK304 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 147116439XISBN-13: 9781471164392Koop dit boek tweedehands
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XI, 304 p. Hardcover with dustjacket London [etc.], Simon & Schuster 2017 [Auteur: Al-Sharif, Manal] [Jaar: 2017] [Titel: Daring to drive : the young saudi woman who stood up to a kingdom of men.]
