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In the Land of Invisible Women:
A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi
Kingdom
Qanta Ahmed
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Pub. Date: September, 2008
ISBN-13: 978-1402210877
464pp
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Land of Invisible Women is the memoir of a British-born, American-trained female Muslim doctor, Qanta Ahmed. After
being denied a Visa to stay in the United States,
she decided on a whim to go practice as a doctor in Saudi Arabia. She stayed there from 1999 through 2001,
leaving in the months after the 2001 terror attacks. Many of the situations that Ahmed encounters
during her time in Saudi
Arabia are frustrating and shocking to her,
the anti-Semitism of many of her colleagues, the joy many people took at the
Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the hierarchy among fellow Muslims. But she also pointed out the positive aspects
of her journey there. She was inspired
by the women who were dedicated to their career and education despite the
struggles they encountered.
While she was
there she also re-established a connection to her religion during her trip to Mecca to complete the Hajj
(the religious pilgrimage that all Muslims are required to make during their
lifetime). Her account of the treatment
of women and the culture is eye opening and moving. In the
Land of Invisible Women is an interesting look at a different culture and
country that would enlighten readers to better understand our world and the
people in it.
Book Room Grade
B
Review Posted: September 19, 2008
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