Rajaa al-Sanea is a Saudi Arabian writer who became famous through her novel Girls of Riyadh. The book was first published in Lebanon in 2005 and in English in 2007. Al-Sanea grew up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the daughter of a family of doctors.
Rajaa al-Sanea is a Saudi Arabian writer who became famous through her novel Girls of Riyadh. The book was first published in Lebanon in 2005 and in English in 2007. Al-Sanea grew up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the daughter of a family of doctors.
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