![]() ![]() ![]() After one half a day of waiting, she was finally noticed by the judge, Mohammed al-għadha who took it upon himself to host her temporarily and had her father and husband taken into custody. On the advice of the second wife of her father, she went directly to court to seek a divorce. Regularly beaten by her in-laws, raped by her husband, she escaped on April 2, 2008, only two months after the wedding. Nujood Ali was only 10 years of age when her parents arranged a marriage to a man in his 30s. Nujood's lawyer and fellow recipient Nasser, born in 1964, is herself a feminist and specialist in human rights, whose involvement in Nujood's case received much acclaim. Nujood's courage was praised by prominent women including Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice. women's magazine Glamour designated Nujood Ali and her lawyer Shada Nasser as Women of the Year. ![]() At the age of 10, she obtained a divorce, breaking with the tribal tradition. Nujood Ali, born in 1998, is a figure of Yemen's fight against forced marriage. ![]()
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