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I enjoyed Carmen Bin Laden's memoir, although it doesn't have the staying power some other memoirs may have. Still, because of the subject matter, I think it's an important read and one that can shed some light on how women are treated in this backward misogynistic Saudi culture.
Wahhabism is unforgiving-- a strict and literal Koranic interpretation, and what is practiced in the country of the Bin Ladens. Carmen Bin Laden was fortunate enough to only have to spend part of her time here; she also lived in the United States and Europe.
She shares with us what it is like to be a woman in such a repressive culture. The women she knew there who were raised that way didn't even question the status quo. That, in itself, would be blasphemous to do, since women are taught to believe that the way they are living is the way Allah wishes them to live. They are literally second class citizens. And, imagine what happens to men who live among themselves being taught to believe that they are superior to women in such a grand way? Well, they believe it. And, they treat "their women" more like pets than as partners. Marriage isn't considered a partnership there. How can it be when men are permitted 4 wives and the women often are not able to choose their mates or the three other women who may share their lives. In Bin Laden's book, the women accept their lives and are unquestioning regarding their state. In other memoirs I've read regarding Islamic life, some of the women do indeed question their status but they just do not have the power to try and change it.
Although this book may have included detail of day to day life in Saudi Arabia, it seemed to lack some emotion regarding its horrors. The author didn't share as much how she felt so, at times, it seemed to be more of the sharing of facts rather than the sharing of her feelings regarding these facts-- which is what makes great memoirs great.
Still, it's worthwhile reading and another indicator of why Islam is so incompatible with Western Civilization. We all may know by now that Islam is the fastest growing religion, but I'm not sure all of us are aware that Wahhabism is the fastest growing type of Islam in the United States and Europe. As a matter of fact, the spreading of Wahhabism in prisons is a formal agenda that is funded by the Saudis. More information regarding this can be found on the web. . . just enter wahhabism prisons and see what you come up with.
Wahhabism is unforgiving-- a strict and literal Koranic interpretation, and what is practiced in the country of the Bin Ladens. Carmen Bin Laden was fortunate enough to only have to spend part of her time here; she also lived in the United States and Europe.
She shares with us what it is like to be a woman in such a repressive culture. The women she knew there who were raised that way didn't even question the status quo. That, in itself, would be blasphemous to do, since women are taught to believe that the way they are living is the way Allah wishes them to live. They are literally second class citizens. And, imagine what happens to men who live among themselves being taught to believe that they are superior to women in such a grand way? Well, they believe it. And, they treat "their women" more like pets than as partners. Marriage isn't considered a partnership there. How can it be when men are permitted 4 wives and the women often are not able to choose their mates or the three other women who may share their lives. In Bin Laden's book, the women accept their lives and are unquestioning regarding their state. In other memoirs I've read regarding Islamic life, some of the women do indeed question their status but they just do not have the power to try and change it.
Although this book may have included detail of day to day life in Saudi Arabia, it seemed to lack some emotion regarding its horrors. The author didn't share as much how she felt so, at times, it seemed to be more of the sharing of facts rather than the sharing of her feelings regarding these facts-- which is what makes great memoirs great.
Still, it's worthwhile reading and another indicator of why Islam is so incompatible with Western Civilization. We all may know by now that Islam is the fastest growing religion, but I'm not sure all of us are aware that Wahhabism is the fastest growing type of Islam in the United States and Europe. As a matter of fact, the spreading of Wahhabism in prisons is a formal agenda that is funded by the Saudis. More information regarding this can be found on the web. . . just enter wahhabism prisons and see what you come up with.
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Carmen was born in Switzerland of a Swiss father and Persian (Iranian) mother. She frequently spent holidays in Iran with her mother's family, but had little contact with her father after he left them when she was nine.
Yeslam Bin Ladin was holidaying in Switzerland when they met and fell in love. They spent the early years of their married life in America, and there their first baby, Wafah, was born.
It was not until they moved to Saudi to further Yeslam's career, that any problems arose.
For many years Carmen lived under the repressive regime of Saudi Arabia, with severely restricted freedoms for all women. It was a life that we in the West cannot begin to contemplate.
When finally she broke away, it was concern for the future of her daughters that motivated her. she wonders herself whether things might have been different had she had sons instead.
This is Carmen's very personal account of her life behind the scenes in a country that has such different attitudes to ours, influenced heavily by an extreme form of Islam.
Please note: although this book has been paired with 'The Veiled Kingdom' by the same author, they are in fact the same book. The only difference is that this version has a post script added a year after the initial publication.
Yeslam Bin Ladin was holidaying in Switzerland when they met and fell in love. They spent the early years of their married life in America, and there their first baby, Wafah, was born.
It was not until they moved to Saudi to further Yeslam's career, that any problems arose.
For many years Carmen lived under the repressive regime of Saudi Arabia, with severely restricted freedoms for all women. It was a life that we in the West cannot begin to contemplate.
When finally she broke away, it was concern for the future of her daughters that motivated her. she wonders herself whether things might have been different had she had sons instead.
This is Carmen's very personal account of her life behind the scenes in a country that has such different attitudes to ours, influenced heavily by an extreme form of Islam.
Please note: although this book has been paired with 'The Veiled Kingdom' by the same author, they are in fact the same book. The only difference is that this version has a post script added a year after the initial publication.
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this book is definitely not about osama, but a woman life in culture where women have no rights whatsoever. very interesting and scary at the same time, how women can bear such living in Saudi Arabia...
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