Thread: Yemeni child bride fights for divorce

Yemeni child bride fights for divorce
Tuesday, 5 January 2010

Yemeni schoolgirl Nujood was divorced by the age of 10 having been married to a man of 30 when she was only nine. As the BBC's Owen Bennett-Jones heard when he met Nujood and her parents in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, she took her fate into her own hands, getting the divorce herself.


Nujood managed to break out of a forced marriage and get back to school

She had not even known she was to be married on the day of her wedding.

With her father's consent, she was brought by her future husband to his village where his family laid on a big ceremony.

Afterwards, when she saw everyone leaving, she wanted them to drive her back home but was told by her new husband that she was married.

After less than a week in the new village, which she spent doing household chores, her tearful pleas to the husband's family persuaded them to bring her back to her parents.

She told her father that she wanted to finish school but he refused to allow this and said she must return to her new home.

Two attempts to run away, hiding in her uncles' houses, failed when her father, husband and brothers came looking for her.

Getting to court

On the night before she was due to go back, her stepmother advised her to file for divorce at a court and that is where she went the next morning.

She took advantage of the absence of her father, her mother, her stepmother and her elder brothers to take a bus and a taxi to the court.


Nujood says she hopes to go to university

A woman at the gate listened to her story and took her into the judge's office.

She told him that she wanted a divorce and that she wanted to finish school and stay with her family.

The judge took her home to his own house and family where she stayed for three days, being treated kindly.

He then sent her with an escort to her parents' house. Her parents were not in but one of her sisters passed on the message that she had gone to court for a divorce.

One of her uncles came to the court to collect her.

After her father and her new husband came to the court themselves, they were arrested and sentenced to 10 days and 15 days in prison respectively.

A few weeks later, the judge granted the divorce. Her husband was led into the court for the ruling but said nothing to her.

Nujood has been living at home again since the divorce. She is going to school again and hopes to attend university.

news.bbc.co.uk

No matter how many times I hear about child marriages it's still shocking.

Good on her for taking control of the situation, gutsy little girl

Good luck to her, she'll need it in her struggle against Islamic depravity.

Still no peep from the bleeding hearts?

Yes its shocking but typical ammo for the useful idiots.

The establishments just love em!

Soon the US will go into Yemen and put and end to this backward society by blowing the fuck out of everyone and everything.

For once the judge seems to have some grasp on humanity.

Father, husband....cut their balls off.

Poor girl to have been born in to that crock of shite.

why is it that when a man is caught fucking a 10 year old there are shouts of hang the bastard up by his balls, throw away the key etc etc, but when it's a Muslim pedophile the same people say nothing?

Originally Posted by Jesus Jones

Yes its shocking but typical ammo for the useful idiots.

The establishments just love em!

You are correct on all three points,
What type of islam is this sharia, shiites or another branch ?, which ever it is, it does not sit well with the majority of the worlds poulation, and should be encouraged to cease don't you think.

I remember reading a book some years ago about two daughters that lived in Birmingham England and the father had sold them also at a young age, took them on what they thought was an holiday to Yemen to visit family then the same situation

The girl is lucky she's not from Pakistan or she would have her face disfigured with acid.

see no muzzie lovers condemning this evil, maybe even they can find no excuses?

Are there any 'muzzie' lovers on this forum?

maybe not lovers, but plenty of apologists and reality deniers

I hate working close to the Yemen border, The fukers come over and steal our pickups. as well as hijacked a few at gun point. My aussie mate was kidnaped after he crossed the border from oman into Yemen but let him go after a few days.
Even woarst was when they shot a Americian rig manager and mechanic for no reason just some crazy fuk. They all carry guns and spend most their time high on gat.
The fukers tried to take over oman in the 70s but the 10 SAS solders managed to hold them back.
I dont think it would take much to take over the country

Originally Posted by ItsRobsLife

Soon the US will go into Yemen and put and end to this backward society by blowing the fuck out of everyone and everything.

Stupid comment from a stupid person.

Originally Posted by crazy dog

maybe not lovers, but plenty of apologists and reality deniers

Name them.

Originally Posted by ItsRobsLife

Are there any 'muzzie' lovers on this forum?

There is you.


Oh sorry, you, dr bob, dr andy, macha and the rest of the pc nutters or mussie boys.

Who's asking you cocksmoker?

Originally Posted by FarangRed

I remember reading a book some years ago about two daughters that lived in Birmingham England and the father had sold them also at a young age, took them on what they thought was an holiday to Yemen to visit family then the same situation

I think you mean Nadia and Zana Muhsen, If you are interested there is a book called 'A promise to Nadia' published by Little, Brown and Company ISBN 0-316-85230-9
I cannot say too much about this as was involved in trying to get them/Nadia out of Yemen. Excellent read,very sad story. It also shows how difficult and perhaps impossible it is for Western negotiators to operate in these countries.

Originally Posted by crazy dog

see no muzzie lovers condemning this evil, maybe even they can find no excuses?

I condemn your complete and utter, mind-boggling, ignorance, small-mindedness and stupidity.

I wonder what the insect said? I bet 10,000 baht he's not condemning sick islamic sex abuse of children but just attacking another poster-am I right?

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Originally Posted by crazy dog

see no muzzie lovers condemning this evil, maybe even they can find no excuses?

I condemn your complete and utter, mind-boggling, ignorance, small-mindedness and stupidity.

It is actually quite amusing, watching the ignorant criticizing the ignorant. I guess in Yemen they may actually be excused for being bigoted and uninformed, but in the west it is more of a personal choice!

Ah thanks for that just as I thought. Are you saying there are sex abusers of kids in Yemen due to them being bigoted and uniformed? Maybe they should read this forum