But author Umm Thara, who was sexually abused as a child, disputed that view.

BBC: South Asian girls 'silent over sex abuse'

In July, a trumpet belonging to the jazz musician and composer Thara Memory was stolen from his car in his hometown of Portland, Ore.

WSJ: The Sounds of Silence | By Jim Fusilli

Samara tried to raise millions more from a Saudi named Thara Al-Saud, but alas, the "princess" turned out to be Latonnett Hollander, originally from the Midwest and without much money.

FORBES: Bird in the Hand

Samara tried to raise millions more from a Saudi princess called Thara Al-Saud, but alas, the "princess" turned out to be Latonnett Hollander, from the U.S. Midwest and with little money.

FORBES: Bird in the hand