Her father basically sells Nujood to this man without her knowledge or consent.
Her memoir sheds much needed light on archaic practices and the abuse of young girls and women around the world. In I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced, Ali provides an unflinching, honest account of her horrific ordeal at the hands of a man three times her age. Every day, fresh bruises on my back, new wounds on my arms. I lived in permanent fear of more slaps and blows. It hurt me to be talked to that way, with such contempt, and he made fun of me in front of others. My life was taking a new turn in this world of grown-ups, where dreams no longer had a place, faces became masks, and no one seemed to care about me. Fortunately, many women and young girls in the Middle East also found solace and inspiration in the courage of Nujood Ali.
How could someone so young have even been married? This concept confused and angered Westerners, where there are laws against such disgusting behavior. For her to defend me was a waste of time.Įveryone heard the outrageous news story about the 10-year-old girl in Yemen granted a divorce. After all, she had wed through an arranged marriage, like most Yemeni women, so she was in a good position to know that in our country it’s the men who give the orders, and the women who follow them. Publisher: Three Rivers Press (March 2, 2010)
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