Nojoud Gets Divorce

Remember Nojoud, who at age 8 sought a divorce from her 30 year-old husband? Before she was old enough to need acne treatment she was married off and forced to endure rape and beatings at the hands of a man almost 4 times her age. Well, apparently Nohoud’s real name is Nujood Ali and the [...]

Nojoud, Age: 8, Seeks Divorce

I found a really heart-wrenching article at Pharyngula today. He links to an article about a young (8 years old) Yemen girl who is going to court on her own behalf to get a divorce. SANA’A, April 9 – An eight-year-old girl decided last week to go the Sana’a West Court to prosecute her father, [...]