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I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced
- Narrated by: Meera Simhan
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
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Summary
Forced by her father to marry a man three times her age, young Nujood Ali was sent away from her parents and beloved sisters and made to live with her husband and his family in an isolated village in rural Yemen. There she suffered daily from physical and emotional abuse by her mother-in-law and nightly at the rough hands of her spouse. Flouting his oath to wait to have sexual relations with Nujood until she was no longer a child, he took her virginity on their wedding night. She was only 10 years old.
Unable to endure the pain and distress any longer, Nujood fled, not for home, but to the courthouse of the capital, paying for a taxi ride with a few precious coins of bread money. When a renowned Yemeni lawyer heard about the young victim, she took on Nujood's case and fought the archaic system in a country where almost half the girls are married while still under the legal age. Since their unprecedented victory in April 2008, Nujood's courageous defiance of both Yemeni customs and her own family has attracted a storm of international attention. Her story even incited change in Yemen and other Middle Eastern countries, where underage marriage laws are being increasingly enforced and other child brides have been granted divorces.
Recently honored alongside Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice as one of Glamour magazine's women of the year, Nujood now tells her full story for the first time. As she guides us from the magical, fragrant streets of the Old City of Sanaa to the cement-block slums and rural villages of this ancient land, her unflinching look at an injustice suffered by all too many girls around the world is at once shocking, inspiring, and utterly unforgettable.
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- A. Treffeisen
- 08-06-21
Story: Strong, Narrated: Awful
The story is very strong and I found it an important book. But the lady, Meera Simhan, is the most terrible narrator with a very annoying voice. When she is imitating the other people (no Nujoods voice) then she speaks in broken English and that is just awful, borderline racist. There is also noting pleasant in the voice at all. In case I touch this book again I will read and then hopefully I don't hear still this voice in my ears.
Overall this is a very shocking revelation and I hope that Nujood keeps the strength to fight on against this situation. This is not just an issue in Islamic countries. Did you know that in some states in the U.S. minimum age for marriage is as low as 13 and 14 years old according to a BBC news report on youtube?
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Katrina McGregor
- 25-07-17
I found it totally engrossing .
What an amazing story,her strength of character helped her to overcome everything .So pleased she managed to escape and helped others .Pity more couldnt of been done to her 'husband' as he broke the law and should of been punished and her father for doing it .Have recommended to friends on facebook .I truly hope she successfully becomes a lawyer.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Wicked
- 21-04-12
Amazing
An amazing true story told by a little girl who had to grow up too fast. She found the inner strength to fight against an impossible situation and she dared to break away from the rules that bound her. A very brave young lady who we could all learn so much from.
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