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Nujood Ali
Nujood Ali is a Yemeni woman who gained international attention for her courageous fight against child marriage. At the age of 10, she was forced to marry a man three times her age, and endured physical and emotional abuse. She bravely sought a divorce and became the youngest person in Yemen to do s…Read More
Nujood Ali is a Yemeni woman who gained international attention for her courageous fight against child marriage. At the age of 10, she was forced to marry a man three times her age, and endured physical and emotional abuse. She bravely sought a divorce and became the youngest person in Yemen to do so. Her story inspired the book “I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced” and shed light on the issue of child marriage in Yemen and around the world. She continues to be an advocate for girls’ rights and has received numerous awards for her bravery and activism.Read Less
Nujood Ali is a Yemeni woman who gained international attention for her courageous fight against child marriage. At the age of 10, she was forced to marry a man three times her age, and endured physical and emotional abuse. She bravely sought a divorce and became the youngest person in Yemen to do so. Her story inspired the book “I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced” and shed light on the issue of child marriage in Yemen and around the world. She continues to be an advocate for girls’ rights and has received numerous awards for her bravery and activism.
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· Netherlands
1885 - 1967
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1936 - 1989
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1948
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