Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
#1 New Release in Saudi Arabia History - Witness the Mysterious World of Saudi ArabiaTake a deep dive behind the veils and walls of one of the world's most secretive countries. Learn how religious extremism and oppression of women over the past forty years support a single goal-preserving the power of the House of Saud.
Saudi Arabia plays a key world role yet few have first-hand knowledge of who lives, suffers, and wields power there. Now, Susanne Koelbl, award-winning military and foreign correspondent for the German news magazine Der Spiegel, unveils many secrets of this mysterious kingdom. As a journalist, for years Koelbl has traveled throughout the Middle East, and specifically Saudi Arabia, and recently lived in Riyadh during the most dramatic changes since the country's founding. She has long cultivated relationships on every level of Saudi society and is equally at ease with ultra-conservative Wahhabi preachers, oppositionists, and women from all walks of life.
In Behind the Kingdom's Veil:
- Have breakfast with Royal Highnesses, meet Osama bin Laden's bomb-making trainer, enter palaces of secret service chiefs and diplomatic legends.
- Listen to intimate conversations with women who feel like prisoners in their homes, contrasted with their newly offered freedoms.
- Get to know journalist Jamal Khashoggi, murdered and brutally dismembered by order of the current regime.
- View an in-depth portrait of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), contrasting liberalization of Saudi society with ruthless oppression of dissenters.
Chapter-by-chapter the black box that is Saudi Arabia opens. Become an eyewitness to the inner workings of the new as well as the traditional Saudi Arabia. Learn about the not-so-obvious facts of Saudi Arabia's history, politics and customs. Understand the intricate and often hidden power relations within the kingdom.
If you have read books such as Karen Elliott House's On Saudi Arabia or Robert Lacey's Inside the Kingdom, Behind the Kingdom's Veil should be your next read.
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Witness the Mysterious World of Saudi Arabia"A fascinating account of the significant changes underway in Saudi Arabia based on years of excellent reporting on the ground in the Kingdom." --Bruce Riedel, director of the Brookings Institution Intelligence Project and author of Kings and Presidents: Saudi Arabia and the United States Since FDR
#1 New Release in Saudi Arabia History
Take a deep dive behind the veils and walls of one of the world's most secretive countries. Learn how religious conservatism and strict laws governing women's freedoms over the past forty years support a single goal-preserving the power of the House of Saud.
Few have first-hand knowledge of Saudi Arabia. Now, Susanne Koelbl, award-winning journalist for the German news magazine Der Spiegel, unveils many secrets of this mysterious kingdom. For years she traveled the Middle East, and recently lived in Riyadh during the most dramatic changes since the country's founding. She has cultivated relationships on every level of Saudi society and is equally at ease with ultra-conservative Wahhabi preachers, oppositionists, and women from all walks of life.
- Have breakfast with Royal Highnesses, meet Osama bin Laden's bomb-making trainer, enter palaces of secret service chiefs.
- Listen to intimate conversations with women ambivalent about their newly offered freedoms.
- Get to know journalist Jamal Khashoggi, murdered and brutally dismembered in 2018.
- View an in-depth portrait of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), contrasting liberalization of Saudi society with punitive treatment of dissenters.
Open the black box that is Saudi Arabia. Become an eyewitness to the country's inner workings. Learn about the not-so-obvious facts of its history, politics, and customs. Understand the intricate and often hidden power relations within the kingdom.
If you have read books such as Karen Elliott House's On Saudi Arabia or Robert Lacey's Inside the Kingdom, this book should be your next read.
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A First-Hand Look at Saudi Arabian Life as Few Outsiders Have Seen It"It's like watching a movie - just better,"Dr. Elisabeth Kendall, Oxford University, Arabic and Islamic Studies.
#1 Bestseller on Saudi Arabia and #1 New release on Women in Islam, Middle East, Arabian Peninsula, and Civil Rights
Witness the mysterious world of Saudi Arabia. Understand Saudi culture, politics, history, human rights, and women s rights as seen through the intimate and insightful experiences of an award-winning journalist.
Few Westerners have been allowed a closer look at the inner workings of Saudi Arabia. Susanne Koelbl, prize-winning journalist for the German news magazine Der Spiegel, strips away the veil covering many secrets of this mysterious kingdom. For years she traveled the Middle East, and recently lived in Riyadh during the most dramatic changes since the country's founding.
Peek inside the black box that is Saudi Arabia. Koelbl has cultivated relationships on every level of Saudi society and is equally at ease with ultra-conservative Wahhabi preachers, oppositionists, and women from all walks of life.
- Listen to intimate conversations with women about their newly offered freedoms
- Have breakfast with Royal Highnesses, meet Osama bin Laden's bomb-making trainer, enter palaces of secret service chiefs
- View an in-depth portrait of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS)
If you are interested in books such as Robert Lacey's Inside the Kingdom, Bradley Hope's Blood and Oil, or Kim Ghattas's Black Wave, expect unique insights into Saudi Arabia and the Arabs when you read Susanne Koelbl's Behind the Kingdom's Veil.