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Nujood Ali

1998 - Today

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Nujood Ali (Arabic: نجود علي, born 1998) is a central figure in Yemen's movement against forced marriage and child marriage. At the age of ten, she obtained a divorce, breaking with the tribal tradition. In November 2008, the U.S. Women's magazine Glamour designated Nujood Ali as Woman of the Year, and associated her lawyer Shada Nasser to the same tribute. Ali's courage was praised by prominent women, including Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nujood Ali is the 7,186th most popular writer (up from 7,263rd in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Yemen (up from 36th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Yemeni Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nujood Ali ranks 7,186 out of 7,302Before her are Craig Thomas, Laila Lalami, Shehan Karunatilaka, Espido Freire, Mohsin Hamid, and Peaches Geldof. After her are Julie Bindel, Philippe Méaille, J. G. Quintel, Claudia Rankine, Dorota Masłowska, and Seyhan Kurt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1998, Nujood Ali ranks 239Before her are Yangel Herrera, Hassane Bandé, Nolan Gould, Igor Julio, Manaka Iwami, and Nikola Moro. After her are Sandi Lovrić, Martin Erlić, Felix Passlack, Louis Yamaguchi, SinB, and Philipp Köhn.

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In Yemen

Among people born in Yemen, Nujood Ali ranks 35 out of 35Before her are Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher (1952), Khadija al-Salami (1966), Mohammed al-Houthi (1979), Saleh Ali al-Sammad (1979), Khaled Bahah (1965), and Ahmed Saleh (1972). After her are Keith Vaz (1956).

Among WRITERS In Yemen

Among writers born in Yemen, Nujood Ali ranks 2Before her are Wahb ibn Munabbih (655).