Book Review - I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced

Hello Fellow World Changers!

I just finished reading a book called  I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali. It is an autobiography written by a Yemeni girl named Nujood who is forced to get married to an evil man 3X her age.

I believe the book had several purposes; to show how child marriages destroy a young girl's childhood, to share Nujood's personal experience with child marriage, and to show the way that she was able to take matters into her own hands when the women in her family were not able to assist her in her escape. It was a very powerful book but also contained some content that might be inappropriate and/or confusing for younger children and it was sometimes  a little hard to understand ( I am twelve and don't know everything!)

I highly recommend this book for teens, pre-teens, and adults who are interested in social justice and especially the topic of child marriages. Thanks for reading my review.  Let me know what you think!

(Warning. While reading, you might find yourself crying uncontrollably.)

Did you know? 

In Yemen, 32% of girls are married before the age of 18.
9% are married by the age of 15. *

The main causes of child marriages in Yemen are poverty, the practice of dowry, and strict social and religious traditions.

There is currently no legal age of marriage in Yemen but there is a recent draft of "The Children's Act" which seeks to raise the age to 18.

What can you do?

  • Read this book!
  • Visit the website: http://www.girlsnotbrides.org for more information on child marriage in Yemen and around the world. (Even in the United States)
  • Appreciate your education and use it to do good in the word.
  • Share what you've learned with others.

Keep STRIVING!

 * According to UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children 2016.




Comments

  1. Individual DivisiblesJune 9, 2017 at 8:45 PM

    Good, honest review. Sush told me about this book. We should both read it. Quote of the year is "I am twelve and don't know everything". I'm going to use that. Thank you,
    Nick T

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  2. UnknownJune 10, 2017 at 3:28 AM

    I am going to read this book on your recommendation.

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