In Riyadh against the events of the second Gulf War and Saddams invasion of Kuwait we learn the story of Munirawith the gorgeous eyesand the unspeakable tragedy she suffers as her male nemesis wreaks revenge for an insult to his character and manhood. It is also the tale of many other women of Saudi Arabia who pass through the remand center where Munira works victims and perpetrators of crimes characters pained and tormented trapped in cocoons of silence and fear. Munira records their stories on