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“I’m a simple village girl who has always obeyed the orders of my father and brothers. Since forever, I have learned to say yes to everything. Today I have decided to say no.”
Nujood Ali's childhood came to an abrupt end in 2008 when her father arranged for her to be married to a man three times her age. With harrowing directness, Nujood tells of abuse at her husband's hands and of her daring escape. With the help of local advocates and the press, Nujood obtained her freedom—an extraordinary achievement in Yemen, where almost half of all girls are married under the legal age. Nujood's courageous defiance of both Yemeni customs and her own family has inspired other young girls in the Middle East to challenge their marriages.
Hers is an unforgettable story of tragedy, triumph, and courage.
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"This is the author's own personal story. When she was 10 years old (or she thinks she could have been 8 or 9 - no one kept track of her actual birth year) she was married off to a man three times her age. Her father stated it was because he was afraid she would be kidnapped, so marrying her off would make her safe.
What happened instead is daily abuse- both physical and emotional - from her husband and her husband's family. She got to a point where she couldn't take it any more and fled. She went to a courthouse and announced that she wanted to get a divorce. A renound lawyer took her case, fought and won. Nujood's story gained national attention, and her brave choice paved the way for other child brides to sue for divorce.
This was a pretty good book. It is simple writing, as you would expect of the very young and under educated, but the story is pretty powerful and will break your heart. What she did was extremely brave and basically unheard of in a country where women are viewed basically as property. I would love to know where Nujood is now and how her life has changed since 2008 when she won her case.
I suggest you read this book, not for the quality of story telling, but for the story itself. Knowledge is power and if this challenge has taught me anything it is how very lucky my kids are."
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I Am Nujood Age 10 and Divorced Nujood Ali Delphine Minoui Linda Coverdale 9780307589675 Books Reviews
- PROCEEDS GO TO ABUSIVE FATHER!!!! I purchased this book as suggested reading list for my 14 year old daughter. She then approached me outraged as she had found out that the money we had spent on this book went to Nujood's abusive father. We will donate our book to the local library so it will hopefully prevent more sales. Buying this book supports an abuser who is also arranging another child marriage, that of Nujood's younger sister. Ironic, taking money from people that are sympathetic of Nujood's abuse to then commit more abuse.
- As you can tell from the title, this book focuses on a very disturbing topic - child abuse. Unfortunately, the forced marriage of young girls to older men is an all too common occurrence in many areas of the world. Nujood is only one such victim. This book tells her story.
Essentially sold by her deadbeat father to a man more than three times her age, Nujood's childhood comes to an abrupt end. At ten years old, she is repeatedly beaten and raped by her new husband. She is also moved to a remote village where she further isolated from anyone that might be able to help her.
Eventually, she is able to go to visit family in the city. After her own parents fail to help her, she is able to get some guidance from one of her father's other wives. Then, this incredibly brave little girl sets out for the courthouse to ask for a divorce.
I could not get over how courageous this ten year-old little girl had to be. What she did would be intimidating in any country, much less in a country where women are extremely oppressed and viewed as property. Yet, this little girl was brave enough to walk into a courthouse and demand to see a judge and ask for a divorce. I was in awe of this young girl.
Thankfully, the judges decide to take up Nujood's cause. She is given a "safe haven" of sorts while the case is brought before the court. Since Nujood was younger than the legal age for marriage in Yemen, her father and husband were brought up on charges.
From there on out, the court proceedings turned into a bit of a circus. Nujood's case made international news and she became a sort of poster-child for women's rights and child abuse organizations. Meanwhile, her father and husband alternated between placing blame on the other and trying to plead ignorance and innocence on their own part. It was pathetic.
Eventually, the men responsible paid a small fine and Nujood was granted her divorce. While the divorce was unheard of and paved the way for other young girls in the Middle East to speak out, the forced marriage of young girls is still a huge problem. Of course, that is only one manifestation of a much larger problem. Nonetheless, in a place where women and children have virtually no rights, this was a remarkable case.
From start to finish, I was taken in by Nujood's story. My heart broke for this young girl, who was the same age as my oldest daughter. I can't even begin to imagine maltreatment that girls like Nujood are forced to endure. Once again, I am reminded of how lucky I am to have been born in a region of the world where women have rights. As the mother of two young girls, this is something that is never far from my mind.
Although this didn't prove to be the in-depth expose that I had hoped for, it was definitely a worthwhile read. At less than 200 pages, or around 2 hours of listening time, Nujood's story serves to raise awareness of a very important topic. While this isn't the type of story that you read for enjoyment, it is the type that you read for enlightenment. It is painful, but necessary to read stories like Nujood's.
I won't pretend that everything worked out like I would've liked. The granting of her divorce was only one triumph, in a world of defeats for women. Nujood was ultimately returned to the very person that sold her in the first place. Where is the logic in that? I can't help but wonder where Nujood is now, nine years later. I can't help but wonder if her notoriety has turned her into a cash cow for the very father that shared responsibility for her abuse in the first place. - This is a remarkable book. Yemen, the poorest country in the Arab Peninsula, has had a long and checkered history and is now a major battleground in the war on terrorism. It is the last place you would expect to become a center in the age-old struggle for women's rights, and Nujood Ali, a ten-year old girl, was an unlikely hero. When her desperately poor father sold her into marriage to a much older man, she suffered months of horrific abuse before finding the courage to rebel, becoming the first child-bride in Yemen history to be granted divorce. Remarkably the judges at the courthouse were genuinely sympathetic to her plight, and she found lawyers and journalists ready to fight for her. Later, as she found out more about her family's history, she came to understand why her father acted as he did, but she never forgave her "husband," whom she refers throughout the book as "The Monster." "I Am Nujood" contains fascinating insights into Yemeni culture, family life, and the role of women, and sheds a light on the often abysmal plight of women in the Muslim world. Like Malala Yusefzai, Nujood is a hero for the ages.
- This is the author's own personal story. When she was 10 years old (or she thinks she could have been 8 or 9 - no one kept track of her actual birth year) she was married off to a man three times her age. Her father stated it was because he was afraid she would be kidnapped, so marrying her off would make her safe.
What happened instead is daily abuse- both physical and emotional - from her husband and her husband's family. She got to a point where she couldn't take it any more and fled. She went to a courthouse and announced that she wanted to get a divorce. A renound lawyer took her case, fought and won. Nujood's story gained national attention, and her brave choice paved the way for other child brides to sue for divorce.
This was a pretty good book. It is simple writing, as you would expect of the very young and under educated, but the story is pretty powerful and will break your heart. What she did was extremely brave and basically unheard of in a country where women are viewed basically as property. I would love to know where Nujood is now and how her life has changed since 2008 when she won her case.
I suggest you read this book, not for the quality of story telling, but for the story itself. Knowledge is power and if this challenge has taught me anything it is how very lucky my kids are.
