{"product_id":"daring-to-drive-a-saudi-womans-awakening-1476793026","title":"Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1476793026\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e al-Sharif, Manal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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 womens 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, melting her brothers boy band cassettes 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. Thats when the Saudi kingdoms 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 a kingdom of men-and won. Writing on the cusp of history, Manal offers a rare glimpse into the lives of women in Saudi Arabia today. Her memoir is a remarkable celebration of resilience in the face of tyranny, the extraordinary power of education and female solidarity, and the difficulties, absurdities, and joys of making your voice heard.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51872120439072,"sku":"NEW1476793026","price":13.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81kmf_PcjjL.jpg?v=1781713755","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/daring-to-drive-a-saudi-womans-awakening-1476793026","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}