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A sister’s love, a sisters struggle

Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers by Lina Al-Hathloul

March 2, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers by Lina Al-Hathloul and Uma Mishra-Newbery is a poetic story inspire by a real woman and the way she learned to fly, and how her country considered it illegal and punished her. The real Loujain grew up with her siblings in Saudi Arabia and to drive a car (fly) as a woman was illegal, but she knew she wanted to “see the sunflowers” and therefore, learned. However, once having returned to the country, her father filmed her, and it became viral […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Lina Al-Hathloul, Loujain Al-Hathloul, Rebecca Green, Saudi women's rights activist, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Uma Mishra-Newbery

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:81 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Lina Al-Hathloul, Loujain Al-Hathloul, Rebecca Green, Saudi women's rights activist, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Uma Mishra-Newbery ·
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