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shameless winking at each other. Behave yourselves.
Ya ALLAH Madad.
Haq Chaar Yaar
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lol pretty flat of ME dave but EARLYYYYYYY!!
Sold by Zana Muhsen and Andrew Croft is a really good book, really touching, has anyone read the follow up book to this called A Promise to Nadia?
The triology by Jean Sassoon in the princess series really did change my views on the Saudi Royal Family. Although i think that Sultana was a very brave lady with the way she fled the country with her children when her husband wanted to marry elsewhere, but in the last book Desert Royal she becomes an alcoholic :roll:
The way the book was written really made me hate Sultana's brother Ali, and especially his 'religious' friend that went to egypt with them, what jerks!
The princess series is enough to make a girl a feminist. The injustices faced my muslim women is extremly depressing.
Btw I read "Sold"... her mums version and "a promise to Nadia".
I read an article on the Gurdian paper which is basically an interview with Nadia...it talks about how she's happy there and how her sister needs to let it go.
I don't know if she's being made to say that or what...
But yeah, it makes you think.
I'll try and post up the link soon.
Has anyone read "Not without my daughter"?
[url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4385270,00.html]Nadia's choice[/url]
Yeah i have read that link, to be honest with you i dont know what to believe
If you go on the yemeni times website and go on their forums you will find a link which will show you recent photos of Nadia and her family, all grown up
I havent read 'not without my daughter, who is that by?
That book is by "Betty Mahmoody". They even made this book into a film.
Its basically about how her Iranian husband takes her for a holiday to Iran and tells her that she has to stay there...
He becomes violent towards her and she plans her escape back to US with her daughter.
Itsa deep book and highlights kidnapping within families...
What I rate about this book is that "Betty" makes it clear that her crazy Muslim husband's behaviour has nothing to do with Islam.
Btw could you give me the link to the yemeni websites.
so how many follow up books are there of 'SOLD'.....i've only come across one...
it'l be intresting to read more follow up books.
I think i've got a whole list of books i want to get hold of.
There's three altogether.
Sold, a promise to Nadia and "without mercy" (which was written by their mum).
All three books are so deep and depressing.
Here are the links try [url]http://www.yementimes.com/node/] and [url]http://www.yementimes.com/00/iss06/report.htm[/url] and [url]http://www.yementimes.com/00/iss07/report.htm[/url]
A child called IT was a really good book, so sad, i really cried at some parts, what a cruel mother. Daves younger brother who also got victimised has also written his account, duno what its called.
After this book so many people have started to write about their personal accounts of abuse etc, i read one called The Little Prisoner, it was so sick and disgusting about a guy who had been sexually abusing his step-daughter since she was about 4 years old, gross
yep true...someone reccomended it to me....i love reading true storys,normally im a slow reader and i cant believe how fast i finished that book, cant believe how mistreated he was compared to his other siblings...
who is the author of The Little Prisoner ?
The little prisoner, Jane Elliot, im currently reading Ugly by Constance Briscoe...its really sad
I strongly disliked that yemeni woman book. Skim read it once for half an hour.
The one who stayed in yemen mashaALLAH had a muslim husband, kids, a normal home and veiled. The other one lived a life of sin with her kafir bf.
Not impressed.
Ya ALLAH Madad.
Haq Chaar Yaar
Thanks for the links Sis.
I also don’t know what to believe anymore…however, if it’s true what they spoke about. Then my dua’s are with Nadia.
Forced marriage, rape, female circumcisions, being beaten up, unhygienic births, separation from their mother, friends and home…them girls faced it all.
Btw girls you’d enjoy this book.
[url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1901969126/203-5291851-1847902]...
It’s about a dad who forces his daughter to get married to the Qur’an. Thankfully it’s fiction…but stuff like this does happen. :?
aw come on MuslimSis - i read the Guardian article in it's entirety and i believe Nadia when she says she was wrongly portrayed - its clear that her sister, mom, and brother took advantage of her and thats what makes me feel sorry for her more than anything else.
...it does? :?
[size=9]I NEVER WORE IT BECAUSE OF THE TALIBAN, MOTHER. I LIKE THE [b]MODESTY[/b] AND [b]PROTECTION[/b] IT AFFORDS ME FROM THE EYES OF MEN.[/size] [url=http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Dust.html]Dust, X-Men[/url]
I've read all three books and the articles in newspapers. It is a LOT of stuff to make up. And many of Nadia's interviews contradict one another.
Allah (swt) knows best what really happened. I'm not totally accepting nor dismissing the Guardian article.
Check out [url=http://indiamonitor.com/news/readNews.jsp?ni=10202]this[/url] link
i know uv read the books, and if i'd read them and been shocked by what they contained, i'd probably find it difficult to believe Nadia too. so i'm kinda glad i havent read the books. i read the Guardian interview and the Yemeni News one which flower provided, are there others on the net?
and regarding the books being 'a lot of stuff to make up', thats easy enough for people who have a hyper imagination.
Holy shamoly!! :shock:
[size=9]I NEVER WORE IT BECAUSE OF THE TALIBAN, MOTHER. I LIKE THE [b]MODESTY[/b] AND [b]PROTECTION[/b] IT AFFORDS ME FROM THE EYES OF MEN.[/size] [url=http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Dust.html]Dust, X-Men[/url]
There is some more info on here Dust;
[url]http://web.infiniweb.ca/nadia/a-photos.phtml[/url]
Its not a lot just some extra stuff to what readers already know from the books
Ive heard off girls being married to the Quraan before, its not allowed is it?
Of course not.
But it occurs in some tribal parts of Pakistan under the name of Islam.
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