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and this young girl is new Jude Ali who

and this young girl is new Jude Ali who is Yemeni and became at the age of eight

is Yemeni and became at the age of eight

is Yemeni and became at the age of eight or nine her age was never made entirely

or nine her age was never made entirely

or nine her age was never made entirely clear she doesn’t know it herself she

clear she doesn’t know it herself she

clear she doesn’t know it herself she became the girl who busted open the

became the girl who busted open the

became the girl who busted open the subject of child marriage for the entire

subject of child marriage for the entire

subject of child marriage for the entire country of Yemen and internationally

country of Yemen and internationally

country of Yemen and internationally when two years ago she walked into a

when two years ago she walked into a

when two years ago she walked into a court house alone and said I need a

court house alone and said I need a

court house alone and said I need a divorce and the uproar that ensued which

divorce and the uproar that ensued which

divorce and the uproar that ensued which was a marvelous uproar she found herself

was a marvelous uproar she found herself

was a marvelous uproar she found herself a woman lawyer who had taken on the

a woman lawyer who had taken on the

a woman lawyer who had taken on the cases of abused women her case caused

cases of abused women her case caused

cases of abused women her case caused tremendous controversy all over Yemen

tremendous controversy all over Yemen

tremendous controversy all over Yemen and ultimately a sympathetic judge

and ultimately a sympathetic judge

and ultimately a sympathetic judge granted her a divorce I love this

granted her a divorce I love this

granted her a divorce I love this photograph so much I’ve seen many

photograph so much I’ve seen many

photograph so much I’ve seen many pictures of new Jude Ali who did get a

pictures of new Jude Ali who did get a

pictures of new Jude Ali who did get a good bit of international attention over

good bit of international attention over

good bit of international attention over the years but never one that conveys the

the years but never one that conveys the

the years but never one that conveys the joy that I saw in her when I talked to

joy that I saw in her when I talked to

joy that I saw in her when I talked to her after her divorce had been complete

her after her divorce had been complete

her after her divorce had been complete she was the most astonishing blend of

she was the most astonishing blend of

she was the most astonishing blend of extremely wise young woman at the age of

extremely wise young woman at the age of

extremely wise young woman at the age of 11 and pure little girl well you know

11 and pure little girl well you know

11 and pure little girl well you know let me sit in my in your lap and show

let me sit in my in your lap and show

let me sit in my in your lap and show you how to eat the Yemeni food she will

you how to eat the Yemeni food she will

you how to eat the Yemeni food she will go on she has co-authored with the help

go on she has co-authored with the help

go on she has co-authored with the help obviously of an adult writer a book that

obviously of an adult writer a book that

obviously of an adult writer a book that has sold internationally and wants to go

has sold internationally and wants to go

has sold internationally and wants to go off and write for herself about the

off and write for herself about the

off and write for herself about the harms of child marriage and the

harms of child marriage and the

harms of child marriage and the importance of preventing it