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 forty-five thousand 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 eighteen-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. The striking image of a young woman, wielding nothing but a cellphone, facing down the force of an oppressive government is an apt metaphor for this fraught moment in Saudi Arabia's history.'Ī gripping true story of bravery and sacrifice by a young woman whose escape from Saudi Arabia captivated the world. 'Through her courageous resistance, she has, for a moment, drawn global attention to the ongoing struggle of Saudi women. Rebel: My Escape from Saudi Arabia to Freedom
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