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Behind the Kingdom's Veil: Inside the New Saudi Arabia Under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Middle East History and Travel)
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About Behind The Kingdom's Veil: Inside The New Saudi
Product Description 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 2020 Finalist Sarton Women's Literary Award for Nonfiction 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 Salafi 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 the all-powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) If you have an interest 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 the new Saudi Arabia, travel through the rapidly changing kingdom, and be a witness to very personal encounters with the citizens of Saudi Arabia in Susanne Koelbl’s Behind the Kingdom’s Veil. Review “Koelbl’s book is an eye-opener. If you want to understand why Saudi Arabia is a key player in all of the conflicts of the region it is essential to understand the inner workings of this country. Behind the Kingdom’s Veil offers fascinating and often personal insights into everyday life of Saudi society. The kingdom’s population has grown, oil prices have sharply declined, money is tight. The young ruler, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman races from religious tradition into modernity with the help of authoritarian reforms. He eliminated his opponents among the large royal family, deprived the religious police of its power and appeals to the young generation by opening society to a modern way of life. What is it like to live there? As a woman, as a devout Arab, as guest worker or rebel? Koelbl explains it all and takes the reader along on this most unusual journey through this unprecedented part of the kingdom’s history.” ―Tim Guldiman, Advisor to the Geneva-based Conflict Mediation Foundation HD, former Swiss Ambassador to Iran, former member of the Swiss Parliament "Through the close-up look at Saudi people she provides, Koelbl’s book will help readers gauge the depth and breadth of the challenge facing the kingdom’s attempt to reform." ―Karen Elliott House, author of On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines―and Future, Knopf 2012 “A fascinating account of the significant changes underway in Saudi Arabia based on years of excellent reporting on the ground in the Kingdom. The complicated role of the ruthless Crown Prince who is driving the often-drastic changes is exposed. A brilliant contribution to our understanding of the transformation in Saudi Arabia, especially among women.” ―Bruce Riedel, director of the Intelligence Project at the Brookings Institution and author of Kings and Presidents: Saudi Arabia and the United States Since FDR “Koelbl offers a fascinating array of acutely well-observed glimpses into what’s changing inside the Kingdom―and what isn’t. Behind the engaging style and lively scenes lie serious questions that challenge assumptions about where the Kingdom is heading. If you want to peek into the Kingdom, reading this captivating selection of first-hand sna
