Nujood Ali
Nujood Ali | |
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Born | 1998 (age 25–26) |
Nationality | Yemeni |
Other names | Nojoom[1] |
Known for | Youngest ever divorcée |
Notable work | I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced |
Spouses | Faez Ali Thamer
(m. 2008; div. 2008)
(m. 2014) |
Awards | Glamour magazine's Woman of the Year (with Shada Nasser) |
Nujood Ali (
Ali's lawyer Shada Nasser, born in 1964, is a feminist and specialist in human rights, whose involvement in Ali's case received much acclaim.[4][6] Ali has also written a book together with French journalist Delphine Minoui called: I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced.
Biography
Nujood Ali was nine when her parents arranged a marriage to Faez Ali Thamer, a man in his thirties.
Yemeni law at the time did not set a
After the trial, Ali rejoined her family in a suburb of Sana'a. She returned to school in the fall of 2008, for the first time since her marriage, with plans to become a lawyer.[10] Ali's memoirs, ghostwritten by Delphine Minoui, were published in 2009, and royalties from international sales of the book were intended to pay for her schooling; but she did not attend school regularly.[11] Because of negative world press coverage about Yemen resulting from the case, Ali's passport was confiscated in March 2009, and she was prevented from attending the ceremonies for the Women's World Award in Vienna, Austria. Media reports also questioned whether proceeds from the book were in fact going to the family.[12]
In 2010, Ali's family moved to a new two-story residence bought with the help of her French
The
In 2013 Ali reported to the media that her father had forced her out of their home, and has withheld most of the money paid by the publishers. Her father has also arranged a marriage for her younger sister, Haifa.
As of June 2015, Ali, now sixteen, has unofficially changed her name from Nujood, which means "hidden," to Nojoom, which means "stars in the sky."[1]
According to the
Bibliography
2010 - I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced, New York, 2010 (
References
- ^ a b Boitiaux, Charlotte (June 10, 2015). "'I Am Nojoom, Age 10 and Divorced' tackles tradition". France 24. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ Daragahi, Borzou (June 11, 2008), Yemeni bride, 10, says I won't, Los Angeles TimesmznfzKLDhjsd'gV, retrieved 16 February 2010
- ^ a b Walt, Vivienne (3 February 2009), A 10-Year-Old Divorcée Takes Paris, Time/CNN, archived from the original on February 5, 2009, retrieved 16 February 2010
- ^ a b c d e Power, Carla (12 August 2009), Nujood Ali & Shada Nasser win "Woman of the Year Fund 2008 Glamour Award", Yemen Times, archived from the original on 5 April 2011, retrieved 16 February 2010
- ^ Evans, Sean (11 November 2008), "10-year-old girl's inspiring story opens eyes at Glamour awards", New York Daily News, retrieved 9 April 2010[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Madabish, Arafat (28 March 2009), Sanaa's first woman lawyer, Asharq Alawsat: English edition, archived from the original on 11 May 2011, retrieved 16 February 2010
- ^ Borzou Daragahi (June 11, 2008). "Yemeni Bride, 10, says I Won't". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Loving, James (September 5, 2009), Video Beat Part 4 - CNN Explosher= National Radio Text Service, archived from the original on 5 June 2011, retrieved 16 February 2010. Note: Apart from other details, this website names the judge.
- ^ Ali 2010, p. 107
- ^ Mullins, K.J (August 27, 2009), Child bride Nujood Ali's life after the divorce, Digital Journal, retrieved 16 February 2010
- ^ a b Hersh, Joshua (4 March 2010), A TEN-YEAR-OLD’S DIVORCE LAWYER, The New Yorker, retrieved March 4, 2010.
- ^ Bobi, Emil (14 March 2009). "Kleine große Frau: profil besuchte die zehnjährige Jemenitin Nojoud Ali in Sanaa" [Little big woman: Profil visits the ten-year-old Yemeni Ali Nojoud in Sanaa] (in German). Profil (Austrian news magazine). Retrieved April 10, 2010.
- ^ a b Sheffer, Joe (March 12, 2013). "Yemen's youngest divorcee says father has squandered cash from her book". theguardian.com. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
Nujood Ali claims father has used proceeds from her book deal to marry and has arranged wedding for her younger sister
- ^ a b Kristof, Nicholas (3 March 2010), "Divorced Before Puberty", New York Times, retrieved 4 March 2010
- ^ "8-year-old Saudi girl divorces 50-year-old husband". USA Today. 30 April 2009.
- ^ Saudi child 'files for divorce', BBC News, 24 August 2008, retrieved 7 April 2010
- ^ Young Saudi girl's marriage ended, BBC News, 30 April 2009, retrieved 7 April 2010
- ^ "Here's What Happened to the Yemeni Child Bride Hillary Clinton Wanted to Help". HuffPost. 5 November 2016.
Further reading
- Rozenn Nicolle "La petite divorced of Yemen", Libération, 31 January 2009
- "A Yemeni 10 years among women of the year," Le Nouvel Observateur, 11 November 2008
- Delphine Minoui, "Nojoud, 10 years, divorced in Yemen", Le Figaro, 24 June 2008
- Cyriel Martin, "Yemen: a girl of 8 years gets a divorce," Le Point, 16 April 2008
- Carla Power, "Ali & Nujood Shada Nasser: The Voices for Children," Glamour, December 2008
External links
- 'I Am Nojoom, Age 10 and Divorced' tackles tradition
- On Child Brides and Other Syrian Horrors
- Untold Stories: Wedlocked Pt 1 CNN documentary about Nujood Ali's case.
- Untold Stories: Wedlocked Pt 2