Nujood Ali

Nujood Ali
Born1998 (age 25–26)
NationalityYemeni
Other namesNojoom[1]
Known forYoungest ever divorcée
Notable workI Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced
Spouses
Faez Ali Thamer
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(m. 2008; div. 2008)​
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(m. 2014)​
AwardsGlamour magazine's Woman of the Year (with Shada Nasser)

Nujood Ali (Arabic: نجود علي, born 1998) is a central figure in Yemen's movement against forced marriage and child marriage. At the age of ten, she obtained a divorce, breaking with the tribal tradition.[2][3] In November 2008, the U.S. Women's magazine Glamour designated Nujood Ali as Woman of the Year, and associated her lawyer Shada Nasser to the same tribute.[3][4] Ali's courage was praised by prominent women, including Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice.[5]

Ali's lawyer Shada Nasser, born in 1964, is a feminist and specialist in human rights, whose involvement in Ali's case received much acclaim.[4][6] Ali has also written a book together with French journalist Delphine Minoui called: I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference France24 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Daragahi, Borzou (June 11, 2008), Yemeni bride, 10, says I won't, Los Angeles TimesmznfzKLDhjsd'gV, retrieved 16 February 2010
  3. ^ a b Walt, Vivienne (3 February 2009), A 10-Year-Old Divorcée Takes Paris, Time/CNN, archived from the original on February 5, 2009, retrieved 16 February 2010
  4. ^ a b Power, Carla (12 August 2009), Nujood Ali & Shada Nasser win "Woman of the Year Fund 2008 Glamour Award", Yemen Times, archived from the original on 5 April 2011, retrieved 16 February 2010
  5. ^ Evans, Sean (11 November 2008), "10-year-old girl's inspiring story opens eyes at Glamour awards", New York Daily News, retrieved 9 April 2010[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Madabish, Arafat (28 March 2009), Sanaa's first woman lawyer, Asharq Alawsat: English edition, archived from the original on 11 May 2011, retrieved 16 February 2010