Ten Years Old and Divorced
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced
Nujood Ali and Delphine Minoui
–Reviewed by Saskia Vogel
High-profile divorces are usually thrilling tabloid fodder. But in Nujood Ali’s case, the act of asking for a divorce – not to mention getting it – shook the Muslim world, caused the Yemeni parliament to raise the age of consent to 17 for boys and girls, and earned the then-10-year-old international press attention, including being named Glamour magazine’s Woman of the Year in 2008. It also gave Ali a chance to attend school, escape subjugation to …
