The Runaway Princesses, Episode 1: Sisters

Princess Latifa is desperate to help her sister Shamsa, who’s been captured, drugged, and imprisoned on her father’s orders. She makes a plan to flee Dubai.

"The Runaway Princesses" is a four-part narrative series from In the Dark and The New Yorker. Subscribers ...

Latifa has made it to international waters, but she’s not out of danger. Her father has powerful forces at his command.

"The Runaway Princesses" is a four-part narrative series from In the Dark and The New Yorker. Subscribers to The New Yorker have earl ...

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