A true story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia

[cd_1]

hello, for those of you who have read this book, im just curious to know, are there any pictures of Sultana? because i googled this title, and i got to see many covers with pictures of a dark haired woman, is that jean sasson or sultana? ro does anyone know where i can see pictures of the people mentioned ni this book?
many thnaks

[kimebear]

It is my understanding that models were used for the book covers. Sultana (if she even exists) would never have been photographed for the book. I enjoyed reading the trilogy, but you should probably keep in mind that it is widely believed to be a compilation of stories that Jean Sasson heard while in Saudia Arabia and not really the story of one person's life.

[Little_star]

It is?! I have it on good authority that the books are in fact real.

[kimebear]

I have no doubt that the people in the stories are real enough, but it is widely speculated in the literary community that Jean Sasson used the singular "Sultana" as a vehicle to combine all the true stories that she was told during her time in Saudi Arabia into one cohesive tale. "Sultana" could very well be a royal or someone connected to the royals that is sharing this information with Jean Sasson, but the books themselves are too neat of a read to be 100% true as stated. The odds of a princess personally encountering every sort of female shock story in the Arab world as well as having two daughters who are the complete embodiment of such stereotypical extremes are slim.

In Princess Sultana's Daughters, Jean even writes that, when confronted, Sultana convinces her family that she has altered certain facts to keep speculation away from her true identity. I think this was done more to lend additional confusion as to where Jean's sources actually came from. That being said, I don't doubt that the horrors that she writes about are true.

[Little_star]

Is "Princess Sultana's Daughter's" the second or third title in the series, they seem to retail under different names here in the UK?

My uncle worked in Saudi Arabia as a physician for one of the princes and his family, and while he never named them personally he had said that one of the princesses he treated claimed to "know" the identity of Sultana. Whether she was telling the truth or merely making a claim to fame is anybody's guess but apparently quite a few of the royals did believe the books to be one woman's story.

I wasn't aware of the idea that the books are an amalgamation of stories.

[COUNTESS]

Jean Sasson is a respected writer, not a fool or a gossip monger. She has written those books with a purpose and that is to show life from the eyes of a princess of that area. If she says this woman came to her, and wished to show this world, she did a good job. Life for the Saudi Royals is very good. They have the access of the world at their feet. Life for average women might not be so. If you cannot do simple things, like drive or leave your home unescorted, than it is more complicated. So as not to offend anyone, I will leave that there.

[cd_1]

well, sultana mentions in her book that she and her husband are worth $900 million...and that she has 21000 members in her family...so $250 million is believable:)

[Lady Jennifer]

Question? Have any Saudi Princess married into other Middle Eastern Royal Families? I've always been curious abt. that

[houri]

Originally Posted by Lady Jennifer

Question? Have any Saudi Princess married into other Middle Eastern Royal Families? I've always been curious abt. that

I heared that members in Sbah family ( the royal family of kuwait ) did married from the saudi royal family , but for realy I am not sure .
by the way I heard on TV that the saudi royal family in particular the king family did married from jordan royal family , I don't think that arabic channel will lie about that but who and when they didn't say it .

[houri]

Originally Posted by Lady Jennifer

Question? Have any Saudi Princess married into other Middle Eastern Royal Families? I've always been curious abt. that

I know that you asking about a princess not a prince but I find this

prince abdalziz bin saud married from Al maktoom family the royal of dubai , no mention for the name of the princess ( his wife )
this pic for him with his older son .

[Lady Jennifer]

Thanks. Awww what a cute little boy.

Originally Posted by houri

I know that you asking about a princess not a prince but I find this

prince abdalziz bin saud married from Al maktoom family the royal of dubai , no mention for the name of the princess ( his wife )
this pic for him with his older son .
http://www.assamer.com/photo/picture....gif&show=full

[La la]

Originally Posted by houri

I know that you asking about a princess not a prince but I find this

prince abdalziz bin saud married from Al maktoom family the royal of dubai , no mention for the name of the princess ( his wife )
this pic for him with his older son .
http://www.assamer.com/photo/picture....gif&show=full

Is he the one who is married to Sheikh Mohammed's sister? .

[houri]

Originally Posted by La la

Is he the one who is married to Sheikh Mohammed's sister? .

yes he is :)