Rebel : my escape from Saudi Arabia to freedom
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Armstrong, Sally, 1943- author.
Published
New York : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2022.
ISBN
9781443462778, 1443462772, 9780063045484, 0063045486
Status
Berwyn Public Library - Adult New
953.8092 MOH
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953.8092 MOH
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Berwyn Public Library - Adult New | 953.8092 MOH | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Autobiographies.
Autobiography.
Mohammed, Rahaf.
Muslim women -- Refugees -- Canada -- Biography.
Muslim women -- Saudi Arabia -- Economic conditions.
Saudi Arabia -- Social conditions.
Sex discrimination against women -- Saudi Arabia.
Women -- Saudi Arabia -- Social conditions.
Women's rights -- Saudi Arabia.
Autobiography.
Mohammed, Rahaf.
Muslim women -- Refugees -- Canada -- Biography.
Muslim women -- Saudi Arabia -- Economic conditions.
Saudi Arabia -- Social conditions.
Sex discrimination against women -- Saudi Arabia.
Women -- Saudi Arabia -- Social conditions.
Women's rights -- Saudi Arabia.
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Published
New York : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2022.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
241 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781443462778, 1443462772, 9780063045484, 0063045486
Notes
General Note
Map on end papers.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-241).
Description
In January 2019, then 18-year-old Saudi woman Rahaf Mohammed escaped from her family while holidaying in Kuwait. She was fleeing systematic abuse of her human rights as a woman growing up in Saudi Arabia and, specifically, her family's threats to kill her because she desired the freedoms Western women take for granted. She boarded a plane bound for Bangkok, en route to Australia where she intended to seek asylum. But on her arrival the Thai authorities, acting on the instructions of Saudi officials, detained Rahaf with the aim of returning her to her family. Knowing this would mean her death, Rahaf barricaded herself in an airport hotel room and appealed for help through social media, creating a Twitter storm and capturing the attention of government leaders, human rights advocates and media around the world. Rahaf was eventually taken under the protection of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and granted refugee status. When Australian authorities failed to respond with the urgency the situation required, she was granted asylum in Canada. Seven days after her ordeal began, she arrived in Toronto to begin a new life. Rebel is a passionate story by a woman who refused to allow a system to define who she was and what she could be. It shines a light on the rampant and dangerous inequalities that persist in Saudi society, and inspires women everywhere to dream of a better future for themselves, and their daughters.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mohammed, R., & Armstrong, S. (2022). Rebel: my escape from Saudi Arabia to freedom (First U.S. and Canadian editions.). Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mohammed, Rahaf and Sally Armstrong. 2022. Rebel: My Escape From Saudi Arabia to Freedom. Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mohammed, Rahaf and Sally Armstrong. Rebel: My Escape From Saudi Arabia to Freedom Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mohammed, Rahaf, and Sally Armstrong. Rebel: My Escape From Saudi Arabia to Freedom First U.S. and Canadian editions., Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2022.
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