I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali with Delphine Minoui is a novel about a young girl in Yemen who is forced to marry a man three times her age. During the marriage, she gets beaten and abused. Nujood eventually gains enough courage to escape and go through the courts to gain her freedom back as a young Muslim child in Yemen. I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali with Delphine Minoui and The Secret Sky by Atia Abawi give insight into the cultural differences between the lives of men and women in the Middle East. The Secret Sky is told through a first person, present tense narration by three main characters. Fatima is a Hazara girl raised to be obedient, Samiullah is a Pashtun boy that was raised to defend the traditions
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This story takes place in a small, remote village called Khardji. She was like any other fun-loving 10-year-old little girls until she was forced by her father to marry a man who was three times her age. Nujood had never met this man until the day of the wedding and everything was finalized. She tried to change her father's mind about his rash decision. However, their family is struggling financially, so getting a child off their hands is in their best interest. The wedding was non-traditional and took a short period of time. After the wedding, Nujood moves in with her husband and his family. They live in a village very far from her home. It was a long dreadful, journey with rude and unknown people. When she arrived at her new home, the ladies of her new family put her to work like a slave. They are trying to teach her how to be women. In relation to the Muslim religion, Nujood is beaten and raped by her husband repeatedly. Unfortunately, no one hears her cries. Her husband allows her to go back home and visit her family. When she was at home, she made the brave decision to sneak out to the courthouse and beg for a divorce. At the courthouse, she had found many people that were sympathetic towards her situation. During this process, the judge took Nujood in as her own and offered her a place to stay. After the long battle with the courts, Nujood regained her independence as a child and was able to return
This story takes place in a small, remote village called Khardji. She was like any other fun-loving 10-year-old little girls until she was forced by her father to marry a man who was three times her age. Nujood had never met this man until the day of the wedding and everything was finalized. She tried to change her father's mind about his rash decision. However, their family is struggling financially, so getting a child off their hands is in their best interest. The wedding was non-traditional and took a short period of time. After the wedding, Nujood moves in with her husband and his family. They live in a village very far from her home. It was a long dreadful, journey with rude and unknown people. When she arrived at her new home, the ladies of her new family put her to work like a slave. They are trying to teach her how to be women. In relation to the Muslim religion, Nujood is beaten and raped by her husband repeatedly. Unfortunately, no one hears her cries. Her husband allows her to go back home and visit her family. When she was at home, she made the brave decision to sneak out to the courthouse and beg for a divorce. At the courthouse, she had found many people that were sympathetic towards her situation. During this process, the judge took Nujood in as her own and offered her a place to stay. After the long battle with the courts, Nujood regained her independence as a child and was able to return