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Divorced at Age 10

When Nujood Ali was only 10, her parents married her off to a complete stranger who abused and beat her. In an exclusive excerpt from her new memoir, here is the story of how she went to court in Yemen and demanded a divorce.

Nujood Ali
Nujood Ali
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Nujood Ali

Nujood Ali

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