Never underestimate the contagious power of a strong woman. He should not be allowed to continue working with children. I hope that I can archive justice and expose them. I finally have the strength to shed light on this systemic failing. My mother lied for him and told the police I was mentally ill just like Rahafs family did. As a result of closing the case my father remained and still remains a paediatric doctor in the UK registered on the General Medical Council register, He was initially arrested for “cruelty, neglect and actual bodily harm”. Rahafs story has given me momentum to seek to reopen a closed case with the police here in the UK regarding the abuse I was subjected to (I have spoken to solicitors and they believe it was closed far to soon despite evidence of the abuse). Rahafs book has shown me that I am not alone, that so many women and girls suffer the same inhumane treatment that I experienced. I felt so alone and isolated in my experience. I fled Honor based violence and abuse at the age of 17. I was very isolated as most of my childhood was in the UK were I was forced to live in “village Iraq”.
I to was brought up by a family who were bound by cultural and Islamic expectations. This memoir by a brave woman has inspired me to write my own. I listened to this book in just one day, I simply couldn’t stop listening. Highly recommended, this book is not just a memoir but a tool, a mental weapon and armour for all women who are facing oppression and seek freedom and justice. Utterly Captivating and deeply inspirational From the guardianship system, which places unmarried women under the full control of their male relatives, to the secretive online underground network of Saudi runaways plotting their escape, Rebel is a gripping memoir of resistance and bravery by a woman determined to tell the truth about life in the closed kingdom. Now Rahaf tells her remarkable story for the first time and reveals the dystopian reality of what life is like for women within Saudi Arabia. This was Rahaf’s chance at a new life, the one she had dreamed of. Her account gained 45,000 followers overnight and offered her a vital lifeline.
As men pounded on her door, the teenager decided to reach out to the world on Twitter - and the world answered. It was a trick, and soon she found herself trapped, barricaded in a hotel room. If caught, she was sure she would be killed, like other rebel women who had tried to flee her country’s oppressive regime.īut the 18-year-old only made it as far as Bangkok before her passport was taken away. In early 2019, after more than a year of careful planning, Rahaf Mohammed boarded a plane and finally escaped from Saudi Arabia.
A gripping true story of bravery and sacrifice by a young woman whose escape from Saudi Arabia captivated the world.
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