A review by melindagallagher
In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom by Qanta Ahmed

4.0

I very much enjoyed learning about Muslim customs in Saudi Arabia. Set just before 9/11, a British Muslim female doctor that was educated in the US moves to Saudi Arabia to work in an ER hospital. Not only is it very rare for a woman to work in a predominantly male field, but it is also a totally different standard of Islam. Dr. Ahmed not only learns more about the faith that she loves but she learns about the prejudices and difficulties of the women in the land. It is a land of many controversies and contradictions. The reader has an introduction to the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and the restrictions put on women, both married and unmarried. I found the book fascinating.