In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom

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Synopsis
"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.

Copyright:
2008

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
467 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781402220036
Related ISBNs:
9781402210877, 9781402220029
Publisher:
Sourcebooks
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Qanta A. Ahmed
Adult content:
Yes
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Travel, Biographies and Memoirs, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies, Medicine
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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