Why Saudi Women Are Literally Living ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

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Why Saudi Women Are Literally Living ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

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Opinion | Why Saudi Women Are Literally Living ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ (Published 2017)

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My own teenage years in Saudi Arabia were traumatic enough. Its female citizens face a life sentence of male dominion.

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My god, the horror of this excerpt.

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