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I’ve been reading so many hateful & false messages going around the internet since the horrific shootings of 20 young American children last week. These messages meanly claim that Americans only care if American children are harmed and don’t care at all if the child is another nationality. How very wrong they are. Over and over again I read accounts of individual Americans reaching out to h...
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Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
— published 1992 — 55 editions |
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Princess Sultana's Daughters
— published 1994 — 27 editions |
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Princess Sultana's Circle
— published 1999 — 22 editions |
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Mayada, Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's Survival Under Saddam Hussein
— published 2003 — 26 editions |
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Growing Up bin Laden: Osama's Wife and Son Take Us Inside Their Secret World
by Jean Sasson (Goodreads Author), Omar bin Laden, Najwa bin Laden — published 2010 — 22 editions |
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Love in a Torn Land: Joanna of Kurdistan: The True Story of a Freedom Fighter's Escape from Iraqi Vengeance
— published 2007 — 15 editions |
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For the Love of a Son
— published 2010 — 10 editions |
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Ester's Child
by Jean Sasson (Goodreads Author), Janice Phelps — 3 editions |
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Desert Royal: Princess 3
— published 2011 — 2 editions |
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The Rape of Kuwait: The True Story of Iraqi Atrocities Against a Civilian Population
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Very good book which gives you an insight about the plight of women in the middle east. This book talks about the life of a princess. I am amazed to see that this lady has all the wealth in the world but that money also cannot buy her the freedom...
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a shocking insight into the saudi royal family and just how oppressed the women of saudi really are. this book does not attempt to defame islam but explains how over the years many muslim men have interpreted the koran in a way which allows them t...
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“(All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadness)”
― Jean Sasson
― Jean Sasson
“Poverty can turn a person into a flaming torch for change and revolution, without which mankind would come to a standstill.”
― Jean Sasson
― Jean Sasson
“How true is it that humanity refuses compromise during prosperity, and reaches out for arbitration when weak.”
― Jean Sasson, Daughters of Arabia
― Jean Sasson, Daughters of Arabia
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“Poverty can turn a person into a flaming torch for change and revolution, without which mankind would come to a standstill.”
― Jean Sasson
― Jean Sasson
“How true is it that humanity refuses compromise during prosperity, and reaches out for arbitration when weak.”
― Jean Sasson, Daughters of Arabia
― Jean Sasson, Daughters of Arabia
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Yes that's true. I agree with you. Malala is very self confident,brave girl. If I'm to truly spoken.. I'll never be able to do what she did. I'll be hidden under the veil and do as they told. May god protect her every minute....What are your "book plans" about middle east? Any new books to be written about?
I believe that Malala is a very unusual girl, particularly for her age. It's rare to find a 15-yr old who is so bold and so focused on education and so willing to fight such brutal opponents as the Taliban. She has given hope to so many young women in the world. I believe that this incident will lead the Pakistani government to put more emphasis on fighting the Taliban and keeping them out of the lives of innocent citizens. No one should rest until the Taliban is totally disbanded and so discouraged that they can no longer attack innocent people in Afghanistan and Pakistan and other countries. I heard that the family is going to go back and live as they always lived but that the Pakistani government will insist upon protection. I see where Malala got her character as her father is a very determined and brave man. This is a family whom will make a huge difference in our world and we should all support them. And, that is my opinion!
Thanks for asking. I'm finishing up a new book now. It is a true story featuring two women, (The Prison Circus: Men, Women, War & Rape) which is a very forceful look at what women endure when they are used as pawns in war. THis problem is not limited to the Middle East, as you know, although the women are Middle Eastern. Sadly, when armies go into foreign lands, there will always be some very bad men who believe that women are the fruits of war. Somehow we must stop this, or at least make the punishments very severe as to women are not used in this way... I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you for writing. Jean