A book that I believe everyone should read is:
Princess written by Jean P. Sasson
This is a very disturbing book. It claims to be the autobiography of a member of the Saudi royal family, and it exposes the very real human rights abuses that shape the everyday lives of women in Saudi Arabia.
The book supposedly tells of the life of Sultana (not her real name), a granddaughter of the al-Saud warlord who brought most of the Arabian peninsula under his family's control at the dawn of the 20th century. Even though she is a member of the royal family, Sultana is bound by a strict society that defines women as nothing more than vessels for sexual relief and breeders of children for the men.
Princess depicts how even royal women are beaten, executed, and enslaved by their fathers, husbands, and brothers. It tells of a Filipino woman who came to Saudi Arabia to take a job working as a housekeeper in a private home, only to learn upon arrival that her duties also included providing daily sexual release to her employer and his two sons. It's the story of a young woman who was stoned to death for bringing dishonor upon her family--she had been raped by her brother's friends, who then lied and claimed she had enticed them.
