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I am 10 years old and divorced. The story of a girl who rebelled against the cruel traditions of her country “I am a simple village girl who obeyed the orders of her father and brothers since I learned to say yes. Today I decided to say no. Nujood Ali's childhood ended in 2008 when her father married her to a man three times her age. The girl tells how painfully she experienced the first months of marriage and the abuse of her now ex-husband. Nujood took a risk, courageously overstepped Yemeni customs and got her freedom. Nujood's unprecedented story has inspired other little girls in the Middle East to defy tradition and save their childhood. The book was co-authored by Delphine Minui, a well-known journalist and specialist in the Middle East, who in 2006 received the Albert Londra Award for her series of reports from Iran and Iraq. 16+