Yemeni girl, Nujood Ali divorced at 10. In 2008 she became the first 10-year-old divorced and “Woman of the year”
Nujood Ali divorced at 10
Born in 1998, a Yemeni girl Nujood Ali became the first 10-year-old divorced (2008). Also, she became a “Woman of the year”, together with her Laywer Schade Nasser. On April 2, 2008, just two months after the wedding she managed to escape from her 30-year-old husband, and come to court. It was an arranged marriage in which she said a husband three times her age routinely beat and raped her. Mohammed al-ghadha, a judge, gave her temporary refuge, and took into custody both her father and husband. Nujood Ali has committed act that caused tremendous respect and became an example to others, inspired efforts to annul other child marriages.
Nujood Ali said, her husband, who was three times her age, routinely beat and raped herYemeni girl Nujood Ali (born in 1998)Fortunately, Ali managed to escape from her 30-year-old husband, and come to court
Nujood Ali divorced at 10
Recognized the youngest divorcee ever. Ali sparked a worldwide awakening about the horrors child brides face and the injustice they experienceThe youngest divorcee ever. She sparked a worldwide awakening about the horrors child brides face, and the injustice they experienceNujood, ordered to pay her husband more than $200. Fortunately, the human rights lawyer who represented her donated the moneyGlamour Magazine Honors the 2008 Women of the Year – ArrivalsHappily smiling Ali. Two months after the wedding she managed to escape from her 30-year-old husband. Noteworthy, she became the first 10-year-old divorced and “Woman of the year” (2008)At the “Glamour woman” awards