Yemen: 8-year-old Nojud Mohammed Ali has been granted a divorce. The girl initially signed a marriage contract with the understanding that she would remain with her parents until she was 18 but she was sent to live with her husband a week later.
Her ex, Faez Ali Thameur, 28, did not oppose the divorce. He told Judge Mohammed al-Qadhi that the marriage had been consented to by both the girl and her parents. He said that the marriage had been consummated but denied beating her.
Nojud’s father said he married her off because he was afraid following the abduction and marriage of two older daughters. Nojud plans to live with her mother’s brother and wants to go back to school.
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8-Year-Old Gets a Divorce
