Mayada, Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's Survival Under Saddam Hussein

by Jean Sasson

  promotions for

  rape

  release, hope of

  Samara (shadow woman)

  shadow women

  slaps

  teeth torn out

  waiting to be tortured

  travel prohibited during war

  treason, accusation of

  tribal loyalties, importance

  U.N. sanctions

  underestimation of Saddam Hussein by Iraqis

  University of Baghdad

  “Vertical Rays of Sun” (Mayada)

  Wafae (shadow woman)

  Wahhabi sect

  waiting to be tortured

  “War for the Gulf” (Simpkin’s TV program)

  white-haired man at Baladiyat

  Wissam (Mayada’s employee)

  world leaders, Mayada’s family connections to

  World War I

  writings of Mayada, honored for

  Yeni Mektebi (Istanbul)

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Jean Sasson is a writer and lecturer who has lived in Saudi Arabia and traveled extensively in the Middle East. She is the author of four internationally best-selling books on the Middle East, including The Rape of Kuwait; Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia; Princess Sultana’s Daughters; and Princess Sultana’s Circle. Jean now lives in the southern United States, although she frequently visits the Middle East.

  Visit Jean Sasson at www.jeansasson.com