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Eager to see the world outside her tiny southern town of 800 people, jean jumped at the opportunity to travel and work abroadspecifically at the king faisal specialist hospital and research centre in riyadh, saudi arabia. Mar 28, 20 ive often observed that women can be the weakest link in womens rights. In 1978, she took a job as an administrator coordinator of the king. I am happy to say that i live in a free world and free to make my own decision. Stepping out of the shadows ebook by jean sasson book 6. Thank you jean for making a difference in peoples lives and in caring so much about womens rights. A true story of life behind the veil in saudi arabia available in paperback or as an e book on your kindle or nook princess describes the life of princess sultana al saud, a princess in the royal house of saudi arabia. The nook book ebook of the the complete princess trilogy. One of my favourite places is house of prose, a secondhand bookstore, where i bought princessa book that.
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