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In the Land of Invisible Women
Qanta A. Ahmed
A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom
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September 2008
On Sale: September 1, 2008
464 pages ISBN: 1402210876 EAN: 9781402210877 Paperback
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"In this stunningly written book, a Western trained Muslim
doctor brings alive what it means for a woman to live in the
Saudi Kingdom. I've rarely experienced so vividly the
shunning and shaming, racism and anti-Semitism, but the
surprise is how Dr. Ahmed also finds tenderness at the
tattered edges of extremism, and a life-changing pilgrimage
back to her Muslim faith." - Gail Sheehy
The
decisions that change your life are often the most impulsive
ones.
Unexpectedly denied a visa to remain in the
United States, Qanta Ahmed, a young British Muslim doctor,
becomes an outcast in motion. On a whim, she accepts an
exciting position in Saudi Arabia. This is not just a new
job; this is a chance at adventure in an exotic land she
thinks she understands, a place she hopes she will belong.
What she discovers is vastly different. The Kingdom
is a world apart, a land of unparralled contrast. She finds
rejection and scorn in the places she believed would most
embrace her, but also humor, honesty, loyalty and love.
And for Qanta, more than anything, it is a land of
opportunity. A place where she discovers what it takes for
one woman to recreate herself in the land of invisible
women. (20080801)
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