Veils in the Vanguard: Insights of an American Ambassador's Wife in Kuwait (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781984253972)

Miniskirts and big hair were once common in the Middle East. True, they went out of style 40 years ago, but what happened to wearing western styles in public? Catherine Raia Silliman took this question on as soon as she arrived in Kuwait as wife of the U.S. Ambassador. She met women across the political spectrum and discovered that the pull and tug between conservatives and liberals in the Gulf is alive and well. In 21st Century Kuwait, women on both sides are going to have a much larger say in how things turn out and it may not be what we in the West expect.

Author: Catherine Raia Silliman
ISBN-10: 1984253972
ISBN-13: 9781984253972
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 04/14/2018
Pages: 220
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.24w x 0.46d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2018