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Daring to Drive: My Life as an Accidental Activist in a Kingdom of Men

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Defiant Saudi woman's crusade for driving rights.

"Daring to Drive" is a testament to the indomitable spirit of Manal al-Sharif and a poignant reminder of the ongoing struggle for women's rights in Saudi Arabia. As a reader, you'll be taken on a journey of sheer bravery and personal transformation that echoes the aspirations of millions. This book isn't just an autobiography; it's an inspiring call to action that resonates with anyone who values freedom and equality.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Memoir & Autobiography (2017)
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ISBN: 9781471164422
Authors: Manal Al-Sharif
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date of Publication: 2018-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Politics, Religion, Biographies & Memoirs
Goodreads rating: 4.33
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A ferociously intimate memoir by a devout woman from a modest family in Saudi Arabia who became the unexpected leader of a courageous movement to support women’s right to drive. Manal al-Sharif grew up in Mecca, the second daughter of a taxi driver, born the year fundamentalism took hold. In her adolescence, she was a religious radical, burning her brother’s Backstreet Boys CDs in the oven because music was haram: forbidden by Islamic law. But what a difference an education can make. By her twenties, she was a computer security engineer, one of few women working in a desert compound that resembled suburban America. That’s when the Saudi kingdom’s contradictions became too much to bear: she was labeled a slut for chatting with male colleagues, her teenage brother chaperoned her on a business trip, and while she kept a car in her garage, she was forbidden from driving down city streets behind the wheel. Daring to Drive is the fiercely intimate memoir of an accidental activist, a powerfully vivid story of a young Muslim woman who stood up to
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Defiant Saudi woman's crusade for driving rights.

"Daring to Drive" is a testament to the indomitable spirit of Manal al-Sharif and a poignant reminder of the ongoing struggle for women's rights in Saudi Arabia. As a reader, you'll be taken on a journey of sheer bravery and personal transformation that echoes the aspirations of millions. This book isn't just an autobiography; it's an inspiring call to action that resonates with anyone who values freedom and equality.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Memoir & Autobiography (2017)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.