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I exemplet du ger är mannen en vit adelsman. Inte en apa från Mellanöstern. Kvinnor vill bli dominerade av rika intelligenta vita män, inte jordens bottenskrap.

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"In an exotic land where it is rumoured that men still rule, a tall, dark and handsome sheikh meets a white woman who teaches him how to be ruled by love." That's the basic formula of the "sheikh romance."
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Sheikh romances are generally set in fictional countries in the Middle East, with a male character described as a "sheikh," "sultan," or something along the lines of "king of the desert." He is, of course, invariably rich and powerful. The female protagonist, on the other hand, is a White woman, usually from the U.S.
The topic is popular enough that Harlequin has a whole series, Desert Brides:
Another popular option is the Sons of the Desert series:
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When Sheikh Khalid Fehr rescues innocent Olivia Morse from the hands of his country's enemies, he guarantees her freedom by announcing she is his betrothed….Khalid has vouched for Liv with his honor… and this desert king is determined that his new wife will fulfill her marital duties, by his side as his regal queen…and as his captive virgin bride!
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After a whirlwind courtship, Sheikh Hakim bin Omar al Kadar proposes marriage. Shy, innocent Catherine Benning has already fallen head-over-heels in love and she accepts….
After their wedding day — and night — when the sheikh claims his virgin wife, Catherine and Hakim travel to his desert kingdom. There Catherine discovers that this is no love match for Hakim — he's bought her!
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For more examples, go to Amazon and search "sheikh romance." Seriously, there are tons of them — Traded to the Sheikh, Stolen by the Sheikh, The Desert Prince's Mistress, The Sheikh's Virgin, Love-Slave to the Sheikh, The Sheikh's Ransomed Bride (notice the recurring economic transaction theme?), and my new personal favorite book title ever, Hired: The Sheikh's Secretary Mistress, described thusly:
Sheikh Amir bin Faruq al Zorha lives in New York, but the desert is where his heart lies. Now it's time for him to marry….Grace Brown, Amir's plain but indispensable assistant, isn't exactly queen material. No matter how tempted Amir is to take her innocence, she's off-limits. Until he returns to his homeland, where the barbarian prince replaces the businessman — and resolves that Grace will be his!
Taylor argues that the themes of these books reflect concerns about gender relations while also setting up an East/West dichotomy in which Western (usually specifically U.S.) women tame the "barbarian" desires of non-Western men. The male love interests are too masculine for current U.S. cultural norms; they attempt to control women in an obvious manner, to force them into marriage, and/or to acquire them by purchase or trade.
http://jezebel.com/5692618/welcome-to-the-world-of-sheikh-romance-novels
Ser du sambandet mellan den här typen av böcker och kvinnor som åker till flyktingförläggningen för att bli påsatta av 10 babbar?
http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article15081478.ab