I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced
By Nujood and Delphine Minoui
Introduction to the story
Vocabulary Acquisition
- Sharaf - Honor
- Zanna - Traditional tunic that men wear
- Khardji - "Outside"
- Mahram - Close blood relative(woman can only be left alone with male relative)
- Haram - Anything forbidden and punishable by islamic law.(For example, rape)
- Mabrouk - Congratulations
- Shokran - Thank you
Aspects of Culture
Eating/food
- Eat on the floor on a Sofrah(Large cloth)
- No plates, forks, knives, and other utensils(use hands)
- Food(example): Khobz, Salta(spicy ragout of beef)
Jambia
It is prohibited for being used as a weapon in tribal tradition.
Niqab
Wedding process in Yemen(according to the book and Nujood's POV)
- Girl can be married off at any age, under the condition that intercourse does not occur until she has matured.
- The males of each family(bride and grooms) discuss the dowry.
- The wedding ceremony then commences(celebration and traditional folk dancing with Yemini wedding music). This had been brief for Nujood
Elements of Voice
Effects of Structure of the novel
- First Chapter= Hook
- Flashbacks every other chapter until climax(Chapter 7: The Divorce)
- Rest of Chapters after Chapter 7 consist of her outlook after divorce. Realization that she is not alone in this abuse.
Authors' Purpose
Current Status of Nujood
- Living in 2-story building. Ground floor is a grocery store.
- Both Nujood and Haifa, her little sister, are attending private school full time.
- Publishers are giving her father $1,000 a month to pay for their education.
- Nujood is not being provided that money. Forced to live in her older brothers "cramped" house.
- Her father used money to buy 2 wives and he also sold Haifa off for marriage with man twice her age.
- Nujood only receives $30 a month from her ex-husband as alimony.
- Nujood now goes by the name Nujoom, which means "stars in the sky"
Citations
- Introduction(pic)
- Aspects of culture(pics)
"Maarten De Wolf Photography." Yemeni Jambiya. 6 Mar. 2014. Web. 02 Apr. 2016. <http://maartendewolf.photoshelter.com/gallery/Yemeni-Jambiya/G0000btBgUgE9Dr0/>.
Almas, Lamya. "Yemeni Salta." A Yemeniyahs Recipes. 25 July 2010. Web. 02 Apr. 2016. <http://yemeniyah.com/2010/07/25/yemeni-salta/>.
Huey, Aaron. "The Eyes Have It | VICE | United States." VICE. VICE Media LLC, 2 June 2009. Web. 02 Apr. 2016. <http://www.vice.com/read/the-eyes
- Wedding process in Yemen(pic)
Biel, Erin. "In Yemen, the More the Merrier? | The Yale Globalist | An Undergraduate Magazine of International Affairs." The Yale Globalist. 12 May 2011. Web. 02 Apr. 2016. <http://tyglobalist.org/politics-and-economy/in-yemen-the-more-the-merrier/>.
- Videos
DIFF 2014 - I AM NOJOOM, AGE 10 AND DIVORCED. Dir. Khadija Al-Salami.YouTube. YouTube, 25 Nov. 2014. Web. 03 Apr. 2016. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW-eDmnBOZo>.
National Geographic Live! - Divorced at Age 10. By Cynthia Gorney.YouTube. YouTube, 31 Oct. 2011. Web. 03 Apr. 2016. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auJeMPoOyQE>.
- Current Status of Nujood
"Nujood Ali." - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia. Web. 02 Apr. 2016. <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nujood_Ali>.
Sheffer, Joe. "Yemen's Youngest Divorcee Says Father Has Squandered Cash from Her Book." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 12 Mar. 2013. Web. 02 Apr. 2016. <http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/12/child-bride-father-cash-spend>.
- Effects of structure(pic)
"I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced - Nujood Ali." IDoc.co. 31 May 2014. Web. 03 Apr. 2016. <http://www.idoc.co/read/39519/i-am-nujood-age-10-and-divorced-nujood-ali/3>.
- All information cited from the book(Wedding process, aspects of culture, elements of voice, Vocabulary Acquisition)
Ali, Nujood, and Delphine Minoui. I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced. New York: Three Rivers, 2010. Print.