false 3483356 1 "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<br><br>The decisions that change your life are often the most impulsive ones.<br><br>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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. (20080701) 3524743 1 9 2008 In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom total:277|5:42|4:121|3:78|2:29|1:7| 277 993 580 126 4 3 false false Fri Feb 13 21:46:16 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 21:47:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 2 false false Fri Dec 26 09:30:19 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 04:09:05 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 16 15:07:02 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 15:10:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 04:57:36 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 05:11:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 02:06:40 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 05:19:28 -0700 2009
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Saudi Arabia: The country where women can’t drive. Hot. Male-dominated, strict Muslim rule. Hijab, burqa, head scarf, abbayah: prison apparel for women. Not a nice place to visit and you wouldn’t want to live there, but that’s ju...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 14:04:41 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 17:39:29 -0700 2009 In the Land of Invisible Women is the account of two years spent by Ahmed—a woman born in Britain of Pakistani parents and trained in the USA—as a doctor in a Saudi hospital. As an insight into what it is like for a woman who both is and is not part of the prevail...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 11:00:47 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 08:13:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 15:41:34 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 15:03:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 09:52:22 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 02 19:50:05 -0800 2008 1 5 0 false false Fri Dec 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 12:11:41 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 12:19:37 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 02:50:58 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 01:20:36 -0800 2009 more...]]>