Girls of Riyadh

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3. The Divorce

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Sadeem runs to London to recover from the injustice of being divorced before being married

Sadeem flees to London to recover from the injustice of being divorced before even being married. With Laila Alj.

The girls of Riyadh continue to dream of romance.

Meanwhile their friend Sadeem flees to London to recover from the injustice of being divorced before even being married.  

Can you be a 21st century woman and a Saudi woman?

Rajaa Alsanea's best-selling novel dramatised by Claudine Toutoungi.

Gamrah …. Lara Sawalha
Sadeem …. Laila Alj
Michelle …. Jasmine Jones
Lamees …. Nyla Levy
Faisal …. Ikky Elyas
Rashid …. Elham Ehsas
Firas …. Moe Bar-El
Pilot/Bookseller …. Ian Conningham
Tara …. Sinead MacInnes

Director: Emma Harding

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2020.

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Drama: Relationships & Romance

Four young Saudi women dream of romance and excitement. But reality often gets in the way.

The girls of Riyadh are young, attractive and living by Saudi Arabia's strict cultural traditions. Well, not quite... Dramatisation of Rajaa Alsanea's best-selling novel.

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