In the Land of Invisible Women, Qanta A. Ahmed, MD
In the Land of Invisible Women, Qanta A. Ahmed, MD
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In the Land of Invisible Women
A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom

Author: Qanta A. Ahmed, MD

Narrator: Nicola Barber

Unabridged: 14 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/15/2012

Synopsis

In this stunningly written book, a Western trained Muslim doctor brings alive what it means for a woman to live in the Saudi Kingdom. I''ve rarely experienced so vividly the shunning and shaming, racism and anti-Semitism, but the surprise is how Dr. Ahmed also finds tenderness at the tattered edges of extremism, and a life-changing pilgrimage back to her Muslim faith." - Gail Sheehy The decisions that change your life are often the most impulsive ones. Unexpectedly denied a visa to remain in the United States, Qanta Ahmed, a young British Muslim doctor, becomes an outcast in motion. On a whim, she accepts an exciting position in Saudi Arabia. This is not just a new job; this is a chance at adventure in an exotic land she thinks she understands, a place she hopes she will belong. What she discovers is vastly different. The Kingdom is a world apart, a land of unparralled contrast. She finds rejection and scorn in the places she believed would most embrace her, but also humor, honesty, loyalty and love. And for Qanta, more than anything, it is a land of opportunity. A place where she discovers what it takes for one woman to recreate herself in the land of invisible women.

About Qanta A. Ahmed, MD

Dr. Qanta Ahmed spent her childhood in England, where she attended the University of Nottingham Medical School. She is quadruple boarded in internal medicine, pulmonary disease, critical-care medicine, and sleep-disorders medicine. She currently practices in South Carolina.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amy on March 12, 2014

So here's the thing. This book is getting a lot of negative reviews because of the quality of the writing. And it's true, the writing has problems (e.g., the word "belie" means the opposite of what the author thinks it does, and I'm amazed this wasn't caught by a copyeditor, along with numerous othe......more

Goodreads review by Terence on June 28, 2009

Qanta Ahmed, a doctor and Muslim of Pakistani descent, is a British citizen who was practicing in NY when her visa renewal was denied. Practically on a whim, she decides to accept an offer to spend 2 years at a Saudi Arabian hospital. This book is a memoir of her time there. On the positive side, an......more

Goodreads review by Amy on April 26, 2011

You'd think that after working for 13 years in an intensive English program where 30% of the students are Saudi that I'd know more about Saudis than I do. The truth is that they're still mysteries to me in many ways. This book was quite an eye-opener for me because it set apart some of the concepts......more

Goodreads review by Hazel on December 27, 2008

OK, I only awarded this book two stars, for the sole reason that it is not terribly well-written. But it has some definite redeeming factors that should compel you to at least skim through it if you have the chance. The subject matter, suppression of women in Saudi Arabia, is one that intrigues and......more

Goodreads review by Cathryn on May 13, 2022

This is how I felt when I read this extraordinary book by Qanta Ahmed, M.D.: Shocked. Enraged. Stunned. Dumbfounded. Disturbed. And fascinated. Absolutely fascinated. This nonfiction book reads like a novel. It is a very personal and highly observant memoir of a female physician's two years spent in......more

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