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The Princess #2
Дъщерите на принцеса Султана
Продължение на книгата „ЕДНА АРАБСКА ПРИНЦЕСА РАЗКАЗВА“
Преди години хиляди български читатели заживяха със съдбата на саудитската принцеса Султана. В своята книга „ЕДНА АРАБСКА ПРИНЦЕСА РАЗКАЗВА“ смелата братовчедка на крал Файсал бе дръзнала да разкрие цялата истина за ужасите, които се извършват спрямо жените в името на Аллах.
От продължението на нейния разказ узнаваме как е протекъл нейният живот след войната в Залива, животът й като съпруга на принц и майка на три големи деца. Изживяла голямо разочарование като жена, на Султана й е съдено да изпита още по-силно огорчение като майка. Ислямските нрави неминуемо белязват всеки, независимо в каква посока. Така двете дъщери на принцесата, вместо да продължат нейната борба, изпадат в две коренно противоположни крайности. В отчаянието си от безизходицата на арабската жена, Маха започва интимна връзка с друго момиче, а Амани, напротив, става фанатична поклонничка на исляма.
Една книга за човешката нищета, скрита сред несметни богатства.
Преди години хиляди български читатели заживяха със съдбата на саудитската принцеса Султана. В своята книга „ЕДНА АРАБСКА ПРИНЦЕСА РАЗКАЗВА“ смелата братовчедка на крал Файсал бе дръзнала да разкрие цялата истина за ужасите, които се извършват спрямо жените в името на Аллах.
От продължението на нейния разказ узнаваме как е протекъл нейният живот след войната в Залива, животът й като съпруга на принц и майка на три големи деца. Изживяла голямо разочарование като жена, на Султана й е съдено да изпита още по-силно огорчение като майка. Ислямските нрави неминуемо белязват всеки, независимо в каква посока. Така двете дъщери на принцесата, вместо да продължат нейната борба, изпадат в две коренно противоположни крайности. В отчаянието си от безизходицата на арабската жена, Маха започва интимна връзка с друго момиче, а Амани, напротив, става фанатична поклонничка на исляма.
Една книга за човешката нищета, скрита сред несметни богатства.
240 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1992
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About the author
Jean Sasson
42 books1,606 followersJean Sasson was born in a small town in Alabama. An avid reader from an early age, she had read all the books in her school library by the time she was 15 years old. She also began her book collection at age 15. When given the chance to travel, Sasson accepted a position at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre in Riyadh, and lived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for 12 years. She traveled extensively, visiting 66 countries over the course of 30 years.
Jean started her writing career in 1991 when she wrote the book, THE RAPE OF KUWAIT. The book was an instant best-seller, reaching #2 on the New York Times bestseller list. When the Kuwaiti Embassy in Washington heard that soldiers sent to free Kuwait did not know why they were there, the Embassy sent 200,000 copies to the region. Later Sasson wrote PRINCESS: A TRUE STORY OF LIFE BEHIND THE VEIL IN SAUDI ARABIA, which is the story of a princess in the royal house of al-Sa'ud. The book was an international bestseller published in 68 different editions (also staying on the NYTIMES bestseller list for 13 weeks). Later Sasson wrote two sequels (DAUGHTERS AND CIRCLE). Please visit this link to read an interview with the author about her book "Princess": http://reith-jerevinan.blogspot.com/2....
Other groundbreaking books followed: MAYADA, DAUGHTER OF IRAQ; ESTER'S CHILD; LOVE IN A TORN LAND; GROWING UP BIN LADEN (please visit this page to read an in-depth interview with Jean Sasson about "Growing Up bin Laden" http://www.thedailybeast.com/contribu... and FOR THE LOVE OF A SON.
In March 2012, an e-book short was released: AMERICAN CHICK IN SAUDI ARABIA, which consists of the first three chapters of Sasson's autobiography. On the second day of release, the book reached #1 on Barnes & Noble biography bestseller list. Jean's latest release is YASMEENA'S CHOICE, a heartbreaker of a story about two women (one Kuwaiti and the other Lebanese) kidnapped to be raped & tortured by the Iraqi special forces in occupied Kuwait. (Please visit this link to see an itnerview with Jean Sasson about her newest book "Yasmeena's Choice: http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainmen...).
Jean's 12th book, PRINCESS, MORE TEARS to CRY has just been released and is available in the English language in most countries. Foreign editions will be available throughout the next year. Jean Sasson's official website is: www.jeansasson.com.
Jean started her writing career in 1991 when she wrote the book, THE RAPE OF KUWAIT. The book was an instant best-seller, reaching #2 on the New York Times bestseller list. When the Kuwaiti Embassy in Washington heard that soldiers sent to free Kuwait did not know why they were there, the Embassy sent 200,000 copies to the region. Later Sasson wrote PRINCESS: A TRUE STORY OF LIFE BEHIND THE VEIL IN SAUDI ARABIA, which is the story of a princess in the royal house of al-Sa'ud. The book was an international bestseller published in 68 different editions (also staying on the NYTIMES bestseller list for 13 weeks). Later Sasson wrote two sequels (DAUGHTERS AND CIRCLE). Please visit this link to read an interview with the author about her book "Princess": http://reith-jerevinan.blogspot.com/2....
Other groundbreaking books followed: MAYADA, DAUGHTER OF IRAQ; ESTER'S CHILD; LOVE IN A TORN LAND; GROWING UP BIN LADEN (please visit this page to read an in-depth interview with Jean Sasson about "Growing Up bin Laden" http://www.thedailybeast.com/contribu... and FOR THE LOVE OF A SON.
In March 2012, an e-book short was released: AMERICAN CHICK IN SAUDI ARABIA, which consists of the first three chapters of Sasson's autobiography. On the second day of release, the book reached #1 on Barnes & Noble biography bestseller list. Jean's latest release is YASMEENA'S CHOICE, a heartbreaker of a story about two women (one Kuwaiti and the other Lebanese) kidnapped to be raped & tortured by the Iraqi special forces in occupied Kuwait. (Please visit this link to see an itnerview with Jean Sasson about her newest book "Yasmeena's Choice: http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainmen...).
Jean's 12th book, PRINCESS, MORE TEARS to CRY has just been released and is available in the English language in most countries. Foreign editions will be available throughout the next year. Jean Sasson's official website is: www.jeansasson.com.
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November 15, 2019
This book is a lot like a Chinese meal: thoroughly enjoyable at the time, you can't put your chopsticks down until its finished, but later you don't feel full and wonder at the insubstantiality of it all.
This book has been called a fake. Lots of books about women in Arab countries have that accusation leveled against them, far too many for it to be true all the time. This book doesn't read like a fake anyway. In a work of fiction, arguably, the enormous wealth would have been less taken for granted and phrases like, "one of my husband's Lear Jets" is unlikely to have appeared so casually. I did like the descriptions of the practice of Islam by this Saudi family and their friends. They weren't terribly strict in its practice and when one had stepped outside the fold to the point of endangering their lives, the family did rally round and help them. Love was more evident than the harsh fundamentalism of many books set in Saudia Arabia.
Its a real page-turner and a fast read, good for a plane ride of about three or four hours. I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for something light but not fiction and who enjoys memoirs, especially of women.
This book has been called a fake. Lots of books about women in Arab countries have that accusation leveled against them, far too many for it to be true all the time. This book doesn't read like a fake anyway. In a work of fiction, arguably, the enormous wealth would have been less taken for granted and phrases like, "one of my husband's Lear Jets" is unlikely to have appeared so casually. I did like the descriptions of the practice of Islam by this Saudi family and their friends. They weren't terribly strict in its practice and when one had stepped outside the fold to the point of endangering their lives, the family did rally round and help them. Love was more evident than the harsh fundamentalism of many books set in Saudia Arabia.
Its a real page-turner and a fast read, good for a plane ride of about three or four hours. I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for something light but not fiction and who enjoys memoirs, especially of women.
June 2, 2008
Much as I thought the first book, Princess, was well-written and an important read, I was disappointed in this second book about a Saudi princess. While the behavior of both of Sultana's daughters is shocking, what I really got a taste of by the time I finished the book was how poor of a mother Sultana is. I understand that having grown up with wealth and ease, she probably doesn't know any different, but it was surprising to me to hear all of her daughter's problems blamed on the male-dominated society or her mother-in-law (in the case of their older daughter) or their in-born personality traits and their Saudi culture (their younger daughter). So many of the problems described seem like they are simply the result of children growing up spoiled and without any limits and similar problems would happen in other cultures if children are allowed such latitude as they are in this home. For example, Sultana's younger daughter becomes extremely religious and starts a group of like-minded young women determined to overthrow the monarchy and restore strict religious rule. Despite Sultana's dislike of this behavior in her youngest daughter, the group continues to meet at her house over and over. It seems to me that the simplest thing to do is to forbid the meetings? If you read earlier about this same daughter's interest in animals, you can see the extent she is indulged to an extreme -- allowed her own zoo of exotic pets? Not even punished when she insults her uncle?
It also seems that for his time, Sultana's husband is quite enlighted, yet every time he disagrees with her, she describes him with a bold brush as "like all men" when sometimes his arguments make a lot of sense. Yes, he is not exactly lily-white, but he values his daughters as much as his sons and he even seems quite modern compared to Sultana's father.
It also bothers me that Sultana constantly describes herself as an advocate for women's rights and someone who is actively working for them, yet I don't see much evidence of what she is doing. In one instance in the book, their Egyptian housekeeper has to beg her over and over before she finally relents and tries to help intervene in the female circumcision of the housekeeper's granddaughter.
Perhaps I'm too harsh in my judgment of Sultana, but in this book, she seems like a selfish, spoiled princess, blaming the world for her problems instead of taking some responsibility for herself and her surroundings.
It also seems that for his time, Sultana's husband is quite enlighted, yet every time he disagrees with her, she describes him with a bold brush as "like all men" when sometimes his arguments make a lot of sense. Yes, he is not exactly lily-white, but he values his daughters as much as his sons and he even seems quite modern compared to Sultana's father.
It also bothers me that Sultana constantly describes herself as an advocate for women's rights and someone who is actively working for them, yet I don't see much evidence of what she is doing. In one instance in the book, their Egyptian housekeeper has to beg her over and over before she finally relents and tries to help intervene in the female circumcision of the housekeeper's granddaughter.
Perhaps I'm too harsh in my judgment of Sultana, but in this book, she seems like a selfish, spoiled princess, blaming the world for her problems instead of taking some responsibility for herself and her surroundings.
September 4, 2017
شاهزاده خانم 'شرح حال واقعی شاهزاده خانمهای عربستان است که ناگزیر در پشت پردههای بسته روزگار میگذرانند .جین ساسون (نگارنده) که خود دوازده سال در کنار شاهزاده خانمهای عربستان زندگی میکرده, در این کتاب خاطرات خود را درباره محدودیتهای شاهزاده خانمهای سعودی باز میگوید .وی در این کتاب نام واقعی شاهزاده خانم را ذکر نمیکند و تنها با نام مستعار سلطانه از شخصیت مورد نظر یاد نموده, اسرار پنهانی دربار سلطنتی عربستان سعودی را شرح میدهد . محدودیتها, ازدواج دختران سیزده ساله با پیرمردان, و سنگ سار زنان در عربستان از جمله موضوعات کتاب به شمار میآید .
کتاب شاهزاده خانم اخیرا به عنوان یکی از بهترین پانصد کتابی که از سال 1300میلادی توسط زنان به نگارش درآمدهاند، شناخته شده است. شاهزاده خانم کتابی است مسحورکننده و دلخراش که با عنوان کتاب پرفروش مجله نیویورک تایمز، جنبشهای طرفداران حقوق بشر را در سراسر جهان به فعالیت واداشته است. بیش از چهار میلیون نسخه از این کتاب در سراسر جهان به فروش رفته است و زنان را از هر گروه سنی و هر ملیتی تحت تاثیر عمیق قرار داده است. بسیاری از استادان دانشگاه خواندن اجباری این کتاب را در کلاسهای ادبیات توصیه کردهاند.
کتاب شاهزاده خانم اخیرا به عنوان یکی از بهترین پانصد کتابی که از سال 1300میلادی توسط زنان به نگارش درآمدهاند، شناخته شده است. شاهزاده خانم کتابی است مسحورکننده و دلخراش که با عنوان کتاب پرفروش مجله نیویورک تایمز، جنبشهای طرفداران حقوق بشر را در سراسر جهان به فعالیت واداشته است. بیش از چهار میلیون نسخه از این کتاب در سراسر جهان به فروش رفته است و زنان را از هر گروه سنی و هر ملیتی تحت تاثیر عمیق قرار داده است. بسیاری از استادان دانشگاه خواندن اجباری این کتاب را در کلاسهای ادبیات توصیه کردهاند.
May 30, 2010
Princess Sultana lost a bit of my sympathy towards her in this second book of hers. It's hard to feel for her when you read her bragging of her expensive, vault-protected jewels, her extravagant homes all over the world, her spoilt daughter feeding luxury foods to cats and dogs, her laughing about laughing when two men died at Hajj, and her macing of her own cousin - to name but a few!
It's obvious that the women in Saudi Arabia are treated as inferior to the men, but the fact remains that this is the story of a princess, someone who lives a more comfortable life than millions of people on this planet. Although it's easy to feel sorry for many of the women she talks of in her book, I find it more difficult to feel sorry for Sultana herself.
Still, it's very easy to read, and compelling enough to keep you interested through to the end.
It's obvious that the women in Saudi Arabia are treated as inferior to the men, but the fact remains that this is the story of a princess, someone who lives a more comfortable life than millions of people on this planet. Although it's easy to feel sorry for many of the women she talks of in her book, I find it more difficult to feel sorry for Sultana herself.
Still, it's very easy to read, and compelling enough to keep you interested through to the end.
March 3, 2011
It was... alright, I guess?
I suppose I wouldn't have enjoyed it as much as someone else might have, me being an Arab and all.
I pretty much already knew all of the things related to the message this book was trying to send.
I hear about these kinds of things all the time, even if it's not particularly about the princess of Saudi Arabia.
I think what also put me off was the style of writing. But I can't really blame the author or anything because it's a true story. But it just seemed like a journal the princess would keep or something. There was no plot line, not really much of a climax, and the ending was very abrupt. It was full of just random happenings of the princess's life and how they relate to her cause.
It was pretty boring for me, to be honest.
I actually decided to practice my reading speed on this book because I knew I wouldn't really be missing anything if I didn't get all the details. And I read pretty damn slow.
I suppose I wouldn't have enjoyed it as much as someone else might have, me being an Arab and all.
I pretty much already knew all of the things related to the message this book was trying to send.
I hear about these kinds of things all the time, even if it's not particularly about the princess of Saudi Arabia.
I think what also put me off was the style of writing. But I can't really blame the author or anything because it's a true story. But it just seemed like a journal the princess would keep or something. There was no plot line, not really much of a climax, and the ending was very abrupt. It was full of just random happenings of the princess's life and how they relate to her cause.
It was pretty boring for me, to be honest.
I actually decided to practice my reading speed on this book because I knew I wouldn't really be missing anything if I didn't get all the details. And I read pretty damn slow.
April 26, 2009
A member of the royal family of Saudi Arabia, Sultana now is married to a progressive prince, but this privileged status does not protect her or her two daughters from the country's repressive laws against women. This book serves as a sequel to another book by the same author, "Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia". Unfortunately, I still haven't seen this book anywhere.
Though a devout Muslim, Sultana believes the entrenched male power structure has perverted religious doctrine to justify veiling women and depriving them of basic civil liberties. The lack of opportunity to forge equal relationships with men before and after marriage, Sultana argues, is why one of her daughters became fanatically religious and the other suffered a mental breakdown.
Overall, this gives insight into the lives of royalty and the views of those who can be religious while flaunting the strict Sunni rules against alcohol and temporary marriage.
However, let us not confuse Islam with the practices of the royal family, the religious police, or the religious fanatics in the country. The majority of Saudi men and women live according to the principles of their religion in what they consider it to be a near perfect way of living, despite the obvious lack of freedom, human rights violations, and social and economic injustices that they suffer.
Book Details:
Title Princess Sultana's Daughters
Author Jean Sasson
Reviewed By Purplycookie
Though a devout Muslim, Sultana believes the entrenched male power structure has perverted religious doctrine to justify veiling women and depriving them of basic civil liberties. The lack of opportunity to forge equal relationships with men before and after marriage, Sultana argues, is why one of her daughters became fanatically religious and the other suffered a mental breakdown.
Overall, this gives insight into the lives of royalty and the views of those who can be religious while flaunting the strict Sunni rules against alcohol and temporary marriage.
However, let us not confuse Islam with the practices of the royal family, the religious police, or the religious fanatics in the country. The majority of Saudi men and women live according to the principles of their religion in what they consider it to be a near perfect way of living, despite the obvious lack of freedom, human rights violations, and social and economic injustices that they suffer.
Book Details:
Title Princess Sultana's Daughters
Author Jean Sasson
Reviewed By Purplycookie
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کتاب سلطانه نوشته جین ساسون ، درباره زندگی شوم و بدبختانه زنان عربستان است
در این کتاب نویسنده با یکی از شاهزادگان ثروتمند عربستان که زنی به اسم سلطانه (اسم مستعار) آشنا میشود و زندگی سلطانه به رشته تحریر در می آید ...
سلطانه، نوه بنیانگذار آل سعود ، عبدالعزیز ابن سعوده
سلطانه برخلاف تمام زنان عربستان روحی سرکش و آزادی خواه داره ، دختری که نمیتونست این بردگی و بیچاره گی زنان عربستانی و تحمل کنه و برخلاف مادرش و خواهرانش که اعتقاد داشتند سرنوشت هر کسی رو پیشونی اش نوشته شده ، اعتقاد داشت که سرنوشت هر کسی براساس ذهنیتی که داره شکل میگیره
من خیلی خلاصه شده زندگی این زن و براتون شرح میکنم
از جایی که تو سن شانزده سالگی به عقد کریم ، یکی از پسرعموهاش در میاد
سلطانه بر خلاف خواهرهاش که حق انتخاب کردن و حتی دیدن شوهراشون و قبل از عقد نداشتند ، خودش کریم و میبینه و میپسنده و حاضر به ازدواج میشه
این داستان تقریبا به هفتاد سال پیش یا بیشتر بر میگرده
سلطانه با کریم که از نظر اون شخصی تحصیل کرده و روشن فکر بود ازدواج میکنه
فرزند اولشون پسر میشه ، دکترها و پرستارها خصوصی از لندن به عربستان میان و وقتی فرزند پسر سلطانه به دنیا میاد هلهله شادی تو بیمارستان میپیچه و دکتر پنجاه هزار دلار انعام میگیره به غیر از دستمزدش و پرستارها هم هر کدوم ده تا پانزده هزار دلار دستخوشی دریافت میکنند
بعداز هشت سال زندگی مشترک ، سلطانه صاحب دو فرزند دیگه هم میشه که دخترن و بعد بخاطر مبتلا شدن به سرطان سینه ، دکتر ها اونو از بدنیا اوردن بچه دیگه منع میکنن
سلطانه تعریف میکنه که یکروز کریم با ناراحتی پیشش میشینه ومیگه :
سلطانه تو عشق اول و آخر منی ولی من بخاطر اینکه دوست دارم فرزندان زیادی داشته باشم تصمیم گرفتم که زن دیگه ایی اختیار کنم ..
هنوز جمله کریم تموم نشده بود که سلطانه به طرف کریم هجوم.میبره و باهاش درگیر میشه بطوری که وسط قصرشون به. روی زمین میفتن و سلطانه کریم و مجروح میکنه تا اینکه با وساطت دیگران این دعوا فعلا خاتمه پیدا میکنه
سلطانه ذکر میکنه که عشق آتشین من به کریم ناگهان فروکش کرد و دیگه علاقه ایی نسبت به اون در دل نداشتم
در اولین اقدام، سلطانه پاسپورت هر سه فرزندش و از گاوصندوق بیرون میاره و به خلبان انگلیسیشون میگه که قصد عزیمت به دبی و داره ، و کریم بخاطر درگیری کاری فعلا نمیتونه بیاد
اونها سه تا جت خصوصی داشتن و سلطانه توسط یکی از جتهای خصوصی شون عازم دبی میشه با صد هزار دلار پول نقد و ملیونها دلار جواهر
بعداز عزیمت به دبی مخفیانه بلیط انگلستان و میگیره و بدون اینکه خلبانشون متوجه بشه به لندن مسافرت میکنه
از لندن عازم فرانسه میشه و اونجا سکونت میکنه
حساب بانکی پسرش و که شش ملیون دلار پول داشت و خالی میکنه و به حساب شخصی خودش تو یکی از بانکهای فرانسه میذاره
تا اونجا که میت��نست به فرزنداش محبت میکنه تا جای خالی پدرشون و حس نکنن و به دروغ به فرزنداش میگه که پدرشون برای یک کار مهم عازم خاور دور شده و برای اینکه حوصلمون سر نره ، ما رو اینجا فرستاده
بعداز گذشت شش ماه به کریم ، شوهرش تلفن میزنه
کریم عاجزانه ازش میخواد که برگرده و اونو ببخشه ولی سلطانه میگه باید حضورا صحبت کنیم و قرا ملاقانی تو لندن میذاره
وقتی کریم به لندن میاد ، سلطانه رو با چهار بادیگارد المانی میبینه و سلطانه به کریم میگه که به شرطی بر میگردم و بچه هات و.میبینی که شرطهام و قبول کنی
شرطهای سلطانه برای برگشتن به ریاض از این قرار بودن
کریم حق اختیار کردن زن دوم نداره
اگر زن دوم اختیار کرد سلطانه میتونه طلاقش و بگیره و هر سه فرزندش و با خودش ببره
نیمی از ثروت کریم به اون میرسه
و وقتی که کریم این شرطها روپذیرفت ، به محض ورود به ریاض باید به حساب هر یک از دختراش یک ملیون دلار واریز کنه
...
کریم شرطها رو قبول میکنه و سلطانه به عربستانی برمیگرده
که زنها حق رانندگی ندارند
بدون روبند حق وارد شدن به بازار رو ندارن
حق انتخاب و رای دادن ندارن
و.برای همیشه باید مطیع و فرمانبردار شوهرهاشون باشن
و....
نویسنده این کتاب ، به قول خودمونی پَته مردهای عربستانی و ریخت رو آب و رسواشون کرد...
مردان شهوترانی که چهار زن عقدی و.معشوقه های فراوانی دارن
مردانی که هر هفته هواپیمایی خصوصی راهی پاریس میکنن تا زییاترین زنان فرانسوی برای یک هفته راهی عربستان بشن و در خدمتشون باشن و بعدار یک هفته دوباره به پاریس برگردن و.دسته جدیدی از زیباترین زنان دیگه وارد ریاض بشن و .....
و در آخر مردان این کشور به ظاهر مسلمان ، جزو بی بند و.بارترین مردهای دنیا هستن کسانی که از نعمت نفت برخوردار شدن و حسابهای میلیاردی در بانکهای مخلتف دارن ...
کتاب: شاهزاده خانم
نویسنده : جین ساسون
ترجمه: منیژه شیخ جوادی
ایام بکام ...
زنان بیچاره عربستان ، شاهزادگانی که غرق در ثروتند و بدبخت ...!
کتاب سلطانه نوشته جین ساسون ، درباره زندگی شوم و بدبختانه زنان عربستان است
در این کتاب نویسنده با یکی از شاهزادگان ثروتمند عربستان که زنی به اسم سلطانه (اسم مستعار) آشنا میشود و زندگی سلطانه به رشته تحریر در می آید ...
سلطانه، نوه بنیانگذار آل سعود ، عبدالعزیز ابن سعوده
سلطانه برخلاف تمام زنان عربستان روحی سرکش و آزادی خواه داره ، دختری که نمیتونست این بردگی و بیچاره گی زنان عربستانی و تحمل کنه و برخلاف مادرش و خواهرانش که اعتقاد داشتند سرنوشت هر کسی رو پیشونی اش نوشته شده ، اعتقاد داشت که سرنوشت هر کسی براساس ذهنیتی که داره شکل میگیره
من خیلی خلاصه شده زندگی این زن و براتون شرح میکنم
از جایی که تو سن شانزده سالگی به عقد کریم ، یکی از پسرعموهاش در میاد
سلطانه بر خلاف خواهرهاش که حق انتخاب کردن و حتی دیدن شوهراشون و قبل از عقد نداشتند ، خودش کریم و میبینه و میپسنده و حاضر به ازدواج میشه
این داستان تقریبا به هفتاد سال پیش یا بیشتر بر میگرده
سلطانه با کریم که از نظر اون شخصی تحصیل کرده و روشن فکر بود ازدواج میکنه
فرزند اولشون پسر میشه ، دکترها و پرستارها خصوصی از لندن به عربستان میان و وقتی فرزند پسر سلطانه به دنیا میاد هلهله شادی تو بیمارستان میپیچه و دکتر پنجاه هزار دلار انعام میگیره به غیر از دستمزدش و پرستارها هم هر کدوم ده تا پانزده هزار دلار دستخوشی دریافت میکنند
بعداز هشت سال زندگی مشترک ، سلطانه صاحب دو فرزند دیگه هم میشه که دخترن و بعد بخاطر مبتلا شدن به سرطان سینه ، دکتر ها اونو از بدنیا اوردن بچه دیگه منع میکنن
سلطانه تعریف میکنه که یکروز کریم با ناراحتی پیشش میشینه ومیگه :
سلطانه تو عشق اول و آخر منی ولی من بخاطر اینکه دوست دارم فرزندان زیادی داشته باشم تصمیم گرفتم که زن دیگه ایی اختیار کنم ..
هنوز جمله کریم تموم نشده بود که سلطانه به طرف کریم هجوم.میبره و باهاش درگیر میشه بطوری که وسط قصرشون به. روی زمین میفتن و سلطانه کریم و مجروح میکنه تا اینکه با وساطت دیگران این دعوا فعلا خاتمه پیدا میکنه
سلطانه ذکر میکنه که عشق آتشین من به کریم ناگهان فروکش کرد و دیگه علاقه ایی نسبت به اون در دل نداشتم
در اولین اقدام، سلطانه پاسپورت هر سه فرزندش و از گاوصندوق بیرون میاره و به خلبان انگلیسیشون میگه که قصد عزیمت به دبی و داره ، و کریم بخاطر درگیری کاری فعلا نمیتونه بیاد
اونها سه تا جت خصوصی داشتن و سلطانه توسط یکی از جتهای خصوصی شون عازم دبی میشه با صد هزار دلار پول نقد و ملیونها دلار جواهر
بعداز عزیمت به دبی مخفیانه بلیط انگلستان و میگیره و بدون اینکه خلبانشون متوجه بشه به لندن مسافرت میکنه
از لندن عازم فرانسه میشه و اونجا سکونت میکنه
حساب بانکی پسرش و که شش ملیون دلار پول داشت و خالی میکنه و به حساب شخصی خودش تو یکی از بانکهای فرانسه میذاره
تا اونجا که میت��نست به فرزنداش محبت میکنه تا جای خالی پدرشون و حس نکنن و به دروغ به فرزنداش میگه که پدرشون برای یک کار مهم عازم خاور دور شده و برای اینکه حوصلمون سر نره ، ما رو اینجا فرستاده
بعداز گذشت شش ماه به کریم ، شوهرش تلفن میزنه
کریم عاجزانه ازش میخواد که برگرده و اونو ببخشه ولی سلطانه میگه باید حضورا صحبت کنیم و قرا ملاقانی تو لندن میذاره
وقتی کریم به لندن میاد ، سلطانه رو با چهار بادیگارد المانی میبینه و سلطانه به کریم میگه که به شرطی بر میگردم و بچه هات و.میبینی که شرطهام و قبول کنی
شرطهای سلطانه برای برگشتن به ریاض از این قرار بودن
کریم حق اختیار کردن زن دوم نداره
اگر زن دوم اختیار کرد سلطانه میتونه طلاقش و بگیره و هر سه فرزندش و با خودش ببره
نیمی از ثروت کریم به اون میرسه
و وقتی که کریم این شرطها روپذیرفت ، به محض ورود به ریاض باید به حساب هر یک از دختراش یک ملیون دلار واریز کنه
...
کریم شرطها رو قبول میکنه و سلطانه به عربستانی برمیگرده
که زنها حق رانندگی ندارند
بدون روبند حق وارد شدن به بازار رو ندارن
حق انتخاب و رای دادن ندارن
و.برای همیشه باید مطیع و فرمانبردار شوهرهاشون باشن
و....
نویسنده این کتاب ، به قول خودمونی پَته مردهای عربستانی و ریخت رو آب و رسواشون کرد...
مردان شهوترانی که چهار زن عقدی و.معشوقه های فراوانی دارن
مردانی که هر هفته هواپیمایی خصوصی راهی پاریس میکنن تا زییاترین زنان فرانسوی برای یک هفته راهی عربستان بشن و در خدمتشون باشن و بعدار یک هفته دوباره به پاریس برگردن و.دسته جدیدی از زیباترین زنان دیگه وارد ریاض بشن و .....
و در آخر مردان این کشور به ظاهر مسلمان ، جزو بی بند و.بارترین مردهای دنیا هستن کسانی که از نعمت نفت برخوردار شدن و حسابهای میلیاردی در بانکهای مخلتف دارن ...
کتاب: شاهزاده خانم
نویسنده : جین ساسون
ترجمه: منیژه شیخ جوادی
ایام بکام ...
April 21, 2010
This book really made me mad. It is deplorable how women are still treated in Saudi Arabia. The narrator is Sultana, a member of the royal family. She is appalled at the status of women in her country but there is little she can do about it. She tells of child-brides forced to marry men who are decades older; sexual abuse of wives (which is perfectly legal in that country; female circumcision (very cringe-worthy descriptions); countless double standards. This book is the second in a trilogy. It is so sad that the Princess and her female relatives live in unparalleled luxury, however they have no rights to speak of. If they try to leave bad marriages, the husbands have the right to take custody of the children. Also, the husbands are permitted to have multiple wives. The one glimmer of hope is that Sultana's husband and son are both sympathetic to the plight of women in their family, however they are paralyzed from taking action due to the societal mores. This book made me grateful to live in a country where I can drive, vote and be equal to men in the eyes of the law.
October 21, 2015
سيده من الاسره الحاكمه تكلمت عن حياتها مع زوجها وابنائها، بشكل عام الكتاب مافيه هذيك الفائده المرجوه، مجرد امرأه ناقمه على قوانين المجتمع، اتفق معها في مسألة ان المجتمع عندنا فيه بعض القوانين اللي تساعد الرجل على ظلم المرأه لكن اختلف معها في طريقة ذكرها للدين وانه سبب للمشاكل مع انها اوردت في بعض الحالات من ان الدين براء من نظرة وفكر المجتمع، ماحبيت الكتاب توقعته بيكون هادف اكثر ، ماحبيت سلبيتها الشديده، السعوديه مثل مافيها سلبيات فيها ايجابيات وحلو نشوف الامور بوسطيه، ماحبيت تكون نظرة الغرب لنا نظرة اشمئزاز لان عندنا كثير شغلات نفتخر فيها
September 5, 2010
A princess of the Saudi Arabian royal family, Sultana Al Saud finds the oppressive treatment of women in her country intolerable. Growing up as a rebellious teenager and well known for her fight against the injustices meted out against women, Sultana was fortunate enough to have married a man considered somewhat more progressive than most other Saudi men. In the second book of the series, we witness Sultana grappling with family issues as both her daughters follow a path that could lead to their destruction. While secrets behind famous Saudi Arabian scandals are revealed and sensitive topics such as female circumcision are discussed with admirable comprehensiveness and insight, the reader is left holding their breath and bracing themselves for the next shocking revelation. A delightfully gripping page-turner that is too brutal not to be real.
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July 23, 2011gripping!!!! we women who r free...born that way...take our lives truly for granted. Thanks the lord for democracy and liberation. I especially like to thank my Amma and Appa for believing that is truly important to raise their children in a liberated and independant way!
January 12, 2023
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May 26, 2020
Considering it took me six years to get around to reading this book after reading Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia, I should have taken it as a sign not to move through with the series.
Pros: This book is a good introduction to Saudi culture. The vast divide between Western culture and Eastern culture is spotlighted in this series. There is also a constant struggle between fundamentalist Muslim culture and mainstream Muslim culture is also on display. I wish Sutltana had spent more time talking about the morality police, the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice. It is a quick, easily consumable read. Sasson's writing style was quick paced and interesting. As far as nonfiction goes, it didn't require too much concentration or brainpower. It read much more like fiction.
Cons: Sultana constantly touted her life's goal to advocate for women's rights. However, her only concern in life is to live the life of a spoiled princess with mansions, compounds, maids, and drivers. She blamed all of her problems in her life on the people around her (her father, brother, husband, corrupting influences of her children's friends). She refused to take any responsibility for her spoiled and neglected children's many troubles but figuratively threw up her hands in a "what's a parent to do?" attitude.
Sultana's issues with her husband were less severe in this book than in Princess. When she had disagreements with her husband, instead of having a calm, adult conversation with reasoned arguments, she came off like a hissing, spitting shrew of a wife. Like her reactions is Princess, she always seemed to use scheming, underhanded moves to get her own way as a first resort.
Although she claimed to be a defender of women's rights, I could only find one example of a time she helped any women outside of her immediate family, and that was after extreme begging on her maid's part. This book was similar to Princess in that the book was basically a series of loosely bound anecdotes that Sultana was recounting from family and acquaintances. There were so many horrific tales of abuses of women, children, and animals. Sultana's recounting of these tales were oddly lacking in empathy. Knowing this book was written by a princess, it's hard to get a real picture of the "common" women of Saudi Arabia, which undoubtedly are far less pampered and sheltered than those in Sultana's circle.
Ultimately, Sultana's selfishness, narcissism, and over the top lifestyle made her unrelatable. My interest in reading and learning more about her culture kept me reading, although a little less enthusiastically. For a fictional take on Saudi culture from a much more comprehensive take, I would wholeheartedly suggest the Nayir Sharqi & Katya Hijazi series by Zoe Ferraris.
Pros: This book is a good introduction to Saudi culture. The vast divide between Western culture and Eastern culture is spotlighted in this series. There is also a constant struggle between fundamentalist Muslim culture and mainstream Muslim culture is also on display. I wish Sutltana had spent more time talking about the morality police, the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice. It is a quick, easily consumable read. Sasson's writing style was quick paced and interesting. As far as nonfiction goes, it didn't require too much concentration or brainpower. It read much more like fiction.
Cons: Sultana constantly touted her life's goal to advocate for women's rights. However, her only concern in life is to live the life of a spoiled princess with mansions, compounds, maids, and drivers. She blamed all of her problems in her life on the people around her (her father, brother, husband, corrupting influences of her children's friends). She refused to take any responsibility for her spoiled and neglected children's many troubles but figuratively threw up her hands in a "what's a parent to do?" attitude.
Sultana's issues with her husband were less severe in this book than in Princess. When she had disagreements with her husband, instead of having a calm, adult conversation with reasoned arguments, she came off like a hissing, spitting shrew of a wife. Like her reactions is Princess, she always seemed to use scheming, underhanded moves to get her own way as a first resort.
Although she claimed to be a defender of women's rights, I could only find one example of a time she helped any women outside of her immediate family, and that was after extreme begging on her maid's part. This book was similar to Princess in that the book was basically a series of loosely bound anecdotes that Sultana was recounting from family and acquaintances. There were so many horrific tales of abuses of women, children, and animals. Sultana's recounting of these tales were oddly lacking in empathy. Knowing this book was written by a princess, it's hard to get a real picture of the "common" women of Saudi Arabia, which undoubtedly are far less pampered and sheltered than those in Sultana's circle.
Ultimately, Sultana's selfishness, narcissism, and over the top lifestyle made her unrelatable. My interest in reading and learning more about her culture kept me reading, although a little less enthusiastically. For a fictional take on Saudi culture from a much more comprehensive take, I would wholeheartedly suggest the Nayir Sharqi & Katya Hijazi series by Zoe Ferraris.
January 14, 2011
Yet again, this book too, was gripping. I found it profoundly allureing to what motherhood might feel like for me once I get there, here in America, verse's Saudi Arabia. I found it far more uplifting than "Princess", but then as far as I am concered children themselves are almost alway's uplifting. There were enrageing part's as well, like the fact that anyone can get away with merely a slap in the face for haveing gangraped anyone such as unconcious patient in the hospital or a "purchased" women. The mother of one of the boy's that raped the patient claim that their boy was out of him mind desperate for sex so he must be forgiven for it is not his fault. Unbelievable. Dispicable and I don't know what more to say other than the men responsible for all this line of thinking that has continued even today should all be taken out and shot Chinese style, while the family is billed the cost of the bullet! And for any women who support this crap, same goes!
Horendous, horrible thing's happen all over the world, includeing of course America. We have serial killer's, murder's, rapist's and child molester's all over the world most of which have never been caught, many of which have died. No one can catch them all (or even most of them)and lock them all up, and execute them, althought that would be incredible. Just so long as we make sure we got the right guy/girl before we shoot them!
Horendous, horrible thing's happen all over the world, includeing of course America. We have serial killer's, murder's, rapist's and child molester's all over the world most of which have never been caught, many of which have died. No one can catch them all (or even most of them)and lock them all up, and execute them, althought that would be incredible. Just so long as we make sure we got the right guy/girl before we shoot them!
August 12, 2008
The first chapter of this book actually starts when her father finds out about Princess and realizes that she must be the anonymous Saudi princess who wrote it (due to personal family events that are in it), and he calls a huge family meeting to throw the book at her face. Very intense. The majority of the book is about her three children - her son Abdullah, who she prays will grow to respect women and not treat them as objects, her rebellious daughter Maha, who suffers a mental breakdown due to the double-standard of the Middle East, and her younger daughter Amani, who throws herself into her religion and becomes extremist, saying that women are so inferior that they should be confined to the home all their lives. It's very tragic to see how even though Sultana and her husband try to teach the children that the way women are treated is wrong, the culture itself wreaks havoc on their minds and thoughts. However, it's not as depressing as it sounds; there is a lot of hope - especially with Abdullah, who risks everything to help a woman he knows be with the one she loves. A more inspiring book than the first, and you can actually start to see improvement in very small degrees.
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April 2, 2013على يميني بالأعلى في صفحة الكتاب بالجود ريدز يظهر أن طبعات الكتاب بلغت 26 طبعة في مختلف اللغات، إذن هو مؤشر على أن للكتاب إنتشار واسع وكبير
الكتاب كان إعارة من صديق، ولمّا ذكر لي اسم الكتاب تذكرت رواية الحرام لنفس الكاتبة جين ساسون، أدركت عند تصفح الكتاب أن الحرام جزء سابق لنفس الرواية على الرغم أنها أطلقت اسما آخر علىها
الرواية جاءت على لسان سلطانة- الأميرة السعودية الثائرة على السلطة الذكورية- لتستكمل قصتها مع أحداث ووقائع وأسلوب حياة الأسرة، احتلت بناتها جزءا واسعا هذه المرة
في رأيي، الرواية هزيلة في محتواها وفكرتها لا تتناسب مع صفحاتها الأربعمائة، أن يكون لديك ابنتين إحداها متمردة عنيدة تريد حرية ذاتها، وتقيم علاقة عاطفية مع عشيقة لها، والأخرى ملتزمة لحد التزمت، نصبت نفسها لتحكم على الجميع وتوزع تصنيفات جاهزة عليهم، هذين الصنفين هما نمطي شخصية شائعين لا تختص بهما عائلة أميرة، من جانب آخر فالثراء الفاحش كعادة أي أسرة حاكمة مترفة أمر طبيعي أحيانا أن يستتبعها سلوكيات معينة قمار جنس خمور كبر، فالقصص التي ترد هي أصبحت متوقعة من كل مترَف.
أعتقد سأعيد التفكير مرات ومرات قبل الإقدام على قراءة عمل آخر لساسون، سيما وروايتها حكاية حب من بلاد ممزقة موجودة على الرف
الكتاب كان إعارة من صديق، ولمّا ذكر لي اسم الكتاب تذكرت رواية الحرام لنفس الكاتبة جين ساسون، أدركت عند تصفح الكتاب أن الحرام جزء سابق لنفس الرواية على الرغم أنها أطلقت اسما آخر علىها
الرواية جاءت على لسان سلطانة- الأميرة السعودية الثائرة على السلطة الذكورية- لتستكمل قصتها مع أحداث ووقائع وأسلوب حياة الأسرة، احتلت بناتها جزءا واسعا هذه المرة
في رأيي، الرواية هزيلة في محتواها وفكرتها لا تتناسب مع صفحاتها الأربعمائة، أن يكون لديك ابنتين إحداها متمردة عنيدة تريد حرية ذاتها، وتقيم علاقة عاطفية مع عشيقة لها، والأخرى ملتزمة لحد التزمت، نصبت نفسها لتحكم على الجميع وتوزع تصنيفات جاهزة عليهم، هذين الصنفين هما نمطي شخصية شائعين لا تختص بهما عائلة أميرة، من جانب آخر فالثراء الفاحش كعادة أي أسرة حاكمة مترفة أمر طبيعي أحيانا أن يستتبعها سلوكيات معينة قمار جنس خمور كبر، فالقصص التي ترد هي أصبحت متوقعة من كل مترَف.
أعتقد سأعيد التفكير مرات ومرات قبل الإقدام على قراءة عمل آخر لساسون، سيما وروايتها حكاية حب من بلاد ممزقة موجودة على الرف
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May 4, 2014This book overall truly has words of an ungrateful schizophrenic princess of Saudi Arabia. She is extravagantly wealthy, secured economically and individually, lives in a palace, has good husband and kids. What else does she wants?
Freedom? To get what else then she already has in her life?
She is always unfulfilled by one thing or another. Her greatest adversity was when her daughter embraced faith extremistly... Thats all?
With all the jewels and wealth and family love and not a single freedom for her own safety she decided to get a book written? And no you can not get our sympathy for you. Our sympathies are for them who are not privileged princess like you. those who are misused there Who suffer the anguish in your land dominated by men who do everything prohibited for themselves but control their women...
This book was good for some knowledge of Arab land. But I hated the groundless exaggerated whining of the princess for herself...
Also Jean P sasson has mistakenly uncovered some mistakes or should I say reality of a hypocrite Princess...
Freedom? To get what else then she already has in her life?
She is always unfulfilled by one thing or another. Her greatest adversity was when her daughter embraced faith extremistly... Thats all?
With all the jewels and wealth and family love and not a single freedom for her own safety she decided to get a book written? And no you can not get our sympathy for you. Our sympathies are for them who are not privileged princess like you. those who are misused there Who suffer the anguish in your land dominated by men who do everything prohibited for themselves but control their women...
This book was good for some knowledge of Arab land. But I hated the groundless exaggerated whining of the princess for herself...
Also Jean P sasson has mistakenly uncovered some mistakes or should I say reality of a hypocrite Princess...
February 20, 2009
I found this book an interesting glimpse into the Arabic culture. It made me really appreciate the freedom that we have in the West. I applaud the authors bravery in bringing things into the open and also the courage of her menfolk in daring to believe that things can change, albeit slowly.
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May 23, 2024Read years ago - reappeared mysteriously in currently reading - must’ve been hacked.
April 11, 2021
أعجبني الكتاب الاول أكثر. عندما قرأت هذا الكتاب ووقفت على بعض التفاصيل، بدأت أشك اذا كانت فعلا هي أميرة التي تروي قصتها أم الكاتبة تختلق قصة لجذب عدد كبير من القراء.
February 17, 2020
"Život počinje sa samo jednim hodnikom, međutim postoji neograničeni broj načina da se iz njega izađe"
Ovo je druga knjiga iz sage o princezi Sultani, hrabroj ženi iz kraljevske porodice Sauda, koja se suprostavlja polnoj neravnopravnosti u svojoj zemlji i bori za prava žena svih društvenih staleža. Iako se u njenoj porodici saznalo za postojanje prve knjige, a njene ispovesti autorki Džin Sason, koja je postigla planetarnu popularnost, Sultana nastavlja svoju misiju i ne staje uprkos gnevu koji je izazvala kod oca, brata i supruga.
Kćeri princeze Sultane prati odrastanje Mahu i Amani koje su nasledile majčin buntovnički duh i svaka na svoj način, kroz razne situacije koje im život žena u Saudijskoj Arabiji nameće, pokušava da se izbori za svoju slobodu izbora.
Majka im je velika podrška i srećna je što su ćerke pokazale težnju ka samostalnosti i slobodi uprkos radikalnom režimu koji vlada u društvu, ali puna je i bojazni i straha jer su njihova životna ubeđenja dijametralno suprotna, na granici ekstremnog. Maha je pravi revolucionar, devojka liberalnih shvatanja, dok ranije mirna Amani posle hodočašća i "preko noći doživljenog transfera svesti" iskazuje bukvalno verski fanatizam i insistira na strogom poštovanju verskih pravila i principa. Između sestara lebdi netrpeljivost, a Sultana je jedina koja može da balansira i spreči potencijalne sukobe koji bi ugrozili porodični ugled.
Ova knjiga je još jedno svedočanstvo o upornoj i neiscrpnoj borbi žena da u šovinistističkom društvu izdejstvuju svoja prava i slobodu. Sultana je pravi simbol prkosa surovom režimu i istrajnosti u borbi za više ciljeve.
Za drugi deo sage, od mene 5🌟 zbog evidentnog stilskog i tehničkog napretka u odnosu na prvi deo
Ovo je druga knjiga iz sage o princezi Sultani, hrabroj ženi iz kraljevske porodice Sauda, koja se suprostavlja polnoj neravnopravnosti u svojoj zemlji i bori za prava žena svih društvenih staleža. Iako se u njenoj porodici saznalo za postojanje prve knjige, a njene ispovesti autorki Džin Sason, koja je postigla planetarnu popularnost, Sultana nastavlja svoju misiju i ne staje uprkos gnevu koji je izazvala kod oca, brata i supruga.
Kćeri princeze Sultane prati odrastanje Mahu i Amani koje su nasledile majčin buntovnički duh i svaka na svoj način, kroz razne situacije koje im život žena u Saudijskoj Arabiji nameće, pokušava da se izbori za svoju slobodu izbora.
Majka im je velika podrška i srećna je što su ćerke pokazale težnju ka samostalnosti i slobodi uprkos radikalnom režimu koji vlada u društvu, ali puna je i bojazni i straha jer su njihova životna ubeđenja dijametralno suprotna, na granici ekstremnog. Maha je pravi revolucionar, devojka liberalnih shvatanja, dok ranije mirna Amani posle hodočašća i "preko noći doživljenog transfera svesti" iskazuje bukvalno verski fanatizam i insistira na strogom poštovanju verskih pravila i principa. Između sestara lebdi netrpeljivost, a Sultana je jedina koja može da balansira i spreči potencijalne sukobe koji bi ugrozili porodični ugled.
Ova knjiga je još jedno svedočanstvo o upornoj i neiscrpnoj borbi žena da u šovinistističkom društvu izdejstvuju svoja prava i slobodu. Sultana je pravi simbol prkosa surovom režimu i istrajnosti u borbi za više ciljeve.
Za drugi deo sage, od mene 5🌟 zbog evidentnog stilskog i tehničkog napretka u odnosu na prvi deo
November 24, 2008
My foremost reason for reading these books is that I enjoy learning more about the culture that surrounds me. This book piqued my interest and I found myself turning the pages continuously until there were none left. Yes there were times I found myself rolling my eyes at apparent exaggerations (which I do not like noticing in biographical pieces), but all in all it was a very enjoyable read. Parts of it were sad and painful, but Princess Sultana’s reactions to events mostly mirrored what mine would have been and kept me satisfied.
I would recommend this book to people who already have some understanding of the Muslim faith and/or Arabia, or at least those with an open mind. It’s almost guaranteed to worsen opinions of many Saudi men, but it shouldn’t worsen opinions of Muslims, Arab countries in general, etc.
I would recommend this book to people who already have some understanding of the Muslim faith and/or Arabia, or at least those with an open mind. It’s almost guaranteed to worsen opinions of many Saudi men, but it shouldn’t worsen opinions of Muslims, Arab countries in general, etc.
April 16, 2012
لم تكن رواية الأميرة سلطانة عن المرحلة الثانية من حياتها أقل تشويقاً من الكتاب الأول "سمو الأميرة"، لم أزل أقرأ حتى انتهي منه ولم يفارق تفكيري في الفترات التي أبتعد فيها عن أسطر الرواية.
لم يعجبني أحياناً الشرح الذي يصف أحد الأحكام الإسلامية أو يعبر عن الحكمة منها، ولا أدري إن كان هذا شرح أدرجته الكاتبة لمن يقرأ من غير المسلمين أم أنه عن لسان الأميرة! ،، تحاول الأميرة أو الكاتبة أن توضح أن بعض الأفعال التي يتخذ الرجال الدين كحجة لهم لفعلها ليست من مبادئ الدين الإسلامي في شيء وإنما هو يستنكرها، ولو أني أقرأ الكتاب على غير مسلم لأردت أن أذكره بذلك في كل صفحة فما أبشع مع قرأت.
في النهاية أشعر بالرثاء لكل أنثى سعودية لمجرد وجود احتمال بسيط أن تكون إحدى من يطالهن ما آلمني في هذه الرواية، خاصة الأجيال الأكبر سناً.
لم يعجبني أحياناً الشرح الذي يصف أحد الأحكام الإسلامية أو يعبر عن الحكمة منها، ولا أدري إن كان هذا شرح أدرجته الكاتبة لمن يقرأ من غير المسلمين أم أنه عن لسان الأميرة! ،، تحاول الأميرة أو الكاتبة أن توضح أن بعض الأفعال التي يتخذ الرجال الدين كحجة لهم لفعلها ليست من مبادئ الدين الإسلامي في شيء وإنما هو يستنكرها، ولو أني أقرأ الكتاب على غير مسلم لأردت أن أذكره بذلك في كل صفحة فما أبشع مع قرأت.
في النهاية أشعر بالرثاء لكل أنثى سعودية لمجرد وجود احتمال بسيط أن تكون إحدى من يطالهن ما آلمني في هذه الرواية، خاصة الأجيال الأكبر سناً.
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December 10, 2008The ways in which woman are treated in certian parts of the world and by certain people are horrible and disturbing. Just as I said when I reveiwed PRINCESS, this story is enough to make you cry with its details of rape, exucution and marriage of young teenagers to old men. Through this book you come to learn about Princess Sultana's three children, and in perticular her two daughters. In this book you recoil in shock at the way in which these children are forced to react.
Again, another book everyone must read.
Again, another book everyone must read.
April 5, 2010
I loved the first book "Princess Sultana" that I jumped at the chance to read the sequel that focuses on her daughters. Though, she tries Sultana can't help but watch as her daughters try to find their way in their oppressed society that is Saudi Arabia. Even with all their wealth their family fights the same modern problems like drugs, homosexuality and teenage angst. Like it's predecessor this book is filled with scandal that would make all the European royal families seem tame and dead boring!
June 1, 2020
در این کتاب؛ با نحوه ی زندگی زنانِ کاخ های خاندان سعودی در عربستان آشنا میشیم؛ البته درسته که این زنان در کاخ زندگی میکنن اما رنج های زیادی از بابت جنسیت شون متحمل میشن کتاب حدودا سی سال پیش، از زندگی این زنان رو به تحریر در اورده ، البته این کتاب با مشقات زیادی، اطلاعاتش جمع آوری شده چون خاندان سعودی هیچوقت نمی خواستن از شبستان های اونها خبری به بیرون درز پیدا کنه....
خیلی دوست دارم کتابی پیدا کنم که زندگی زنان سعودی، در حال حاضر رو توصیف کرده باشه هرچند یه مقاله راجبش خوندم ...
خیلی دوست دارم کتابی پیدا کنم که زندگی زنان سعودی، در حال حاضر رو توصیف کرده باشه هرچند یه مقاله راجبش خوندم ...
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July 29, 2011Intresting book. So sad that for these women, it is a life in a gilded cage.
Pity the lives of the poorer class's are not given at least that compensation.
Sultana is at least lucky she has a husband who is somewhat symapthetic to his fellow Saudi womens lot in life. I can't imagine what her life would be like if she had been made to marry a tyrant of a husband.
Pity the lives of the poorer class's are not given at least that compensation.
Sultana is at least lucky she has a husband who is somewhat symapthetic to his fellow Saudi womens lot in life. I can't imagine what her life would be like if she had been made to marry a tyrant of a husband.
November 29, 2008
Book 2 about Sultana was very interesting to read. I enjoyed this story and love Sultana's unquenchable spirit. The plight of women in Saudi Arabia is quite sad to read about and some of the stories are so disheartening but I enjoyed this book.
March 12, 2009
This is the second book in Sultana's three books where she depicts her life as a mother raising children in a very one sided and biased world. I enjoyed the first book more but it makes me very grateful for the freedoms that I have. On to the third book!
April 13, 2009
It was hard to read about all of the horrible things that the women had and continue to endure. It was hard to read, but I think important to learn about how women are treated in this culture. I really admire the Princess bravery to tell her story.
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