I Am Nujood Age 10 And Divorced Summary

Jean P. Sasson wrote a true event story about a Saudi Arabian princess. It was about Sultana’s own life story and the whole book is in her point of view. To protect her identity she had to change names and obviously not explicit hers. It’s a nonfiction story of the outrage that is forced upon women throughout Saudi Arabia even today, a story that leaves readers praying for change before it is too late for the next generation of girls growing up in Saudi Arabia. This story is quite scary and very unbelievable how women around the world are being treated. Even though Arabians have a very different point of view of religion and marriage it’s really all sexist and very sad what women have to go through, no matter rich or poor.

In the short story “Saving Sourdi” by May-Lee Chai, the author use Nea’s point of view to show how a bond between sisters can grow farther apart through time and maturity. Nea is the younger sister in short story and Sourdi is the older one “escaping” Nea. By placing the point of view on Nea the reader is given the perspective of the sister that is naïve and sampling does know about life. This way, the author is able to make her readers emotionally connect with Nea because the reader directly knows Nea thoughts and fears, ultimately sympathizing with her through the point of view of Nea. Once the readers connects with Nea, the theme of the story is able to be recognized by the readers.

The simplistic plot of the novel and the overall theme of love allows the author to span the lives of the main characters. The reader sees the span of the life of two of the main characters, Sidda and her mother Vivi, as

In Divorce Islamic Style by Amara Lakhous, the readers become exposed to the thoughts of the two protagonists. Through simple language, we are able to relate to both Christian/Issa and Safia/Sofia. Despite their circumstances, the themes of ambition and dreams are rather prominent. However, the dreams/ambitions are only fulfilled through several acts of self-sacrifice. Through the use of a split narrative, Lakhous employs foreshadowing in order to create suspense of the impending romance.

In Khaled Hosseini’s novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, women live in an oppressive, discriminatory Afghan society in which they are deemed useless and obtain little to no rights, yet still manage to endure the burden that falls upon them. After the immensely false interpretations of her father and the bitter fatality of her mother, Mariam’s father demands she marries a stranger considerably older than her at the age of fifteen. Rasheed prays daily in hopes for Laila to produce a male offspring and is exceedingly unappreciative and disrespectful when Laila produces a female instead. Rasheed and the Taliban claim it is extremely blasphemous and embarrassing for a married Afghan woman to look directly into a man’s eyes, wear makeup, or display her knees so Rasheed asserts Mariam and Laila wear burqas. Women’s diminished rights and limited input in society is evident when youthful Mariam unwillingly marries an outright stranger because her father and wives demands she do so.

Knowing that 85 percent of Afghan women reported that they had been experiencing physical, sexual, psychological violence due to being apart of a forced marriage is very forlorn to hear. After researching many encounters relating to the hardships of marriages of Afghan women, it has come to my attention that Kevin Sieff can’t distress his tone enough when story of Farima and the customs of marriages and divorce.

James is worried Yasmeen’s family and the expectations placed on her as a result of her multiple identities will ruin her chances at an education (p. 112). James’ worry is founded in the knowledge that Yasmeen’s mom wanted her to pursue a husband, not an education, and that, by the age of seventeen, Yasmeen had already received four marriage proposals from Yemen (p. 77). Yasmeen was pulled out of school in Yemen around third grade and was kept out of school, at first, in the US in order to help around the house (p. 111). Because she was a female from the Yemeni culture, this was expected of her, demonstrating she was not provided the same opportunity for education as others in the US who were not Muslim, Yemeni females. Further complicating her educational goals is James’ concern that Yasmeen may get pregnant and Saif will not let her continue in school (p. 295).

The simplistic plot of the novel and the overall theme of love allows the author to span the lives of the main characters. The reader sees the span of the life of two of the main characters, Sidda and her mother

Brooks uses the sources to bring the thesis together and to help get her point across about the oppression of Islamic women and the pride and power of their male figures. An Islamic law states that women are not to commit adultery, but their husband can have more than one wife. When Brooks learned the story of Rehab and Mohamed and how Mohamed left Rehab for Fatima, it really opened her eyes on how different the treatment of married women of the Islamic world.

The theme of males dominating the course of Nana’s life is one that she passes down to her daughter, Mariam, the moment she was conceived. Although Mariam is only five years old and has difficulties understanding the way of the world, her mother’s piece of advice foreshadows the events of her own life. From Jalil making the decision for Mariam to be wed against her wishes as a means to erase his past, to her abusive relationship with Rasheed in which she is always at fault in his eyes, Mariam’s life revolves around men’s inability to recognize and take responsibility for their own shortcomings. Hosseini’s depiction of Mariam’s inability to escape the tyranny of sexism paints a picture for readers of the lifelong struggle that than millions of Afghan women face to this day.

Learning about the culture and events of the countries around us is essential to appreciate what we have and learn what we can do. There are many conflicts that occur in the world and being aware is one aspect, but really understanding what happened in different cultures is also important. In the novel, I Am Nujood Age 10 and Divorced, written by Nujood Ali, readers experience the chilling story of a girl married at the young age of ten. We learn about the abuse of being married to a man triple Nujood's age and her journey to becoming the first child bride in Yemen to win a divorce. Nujood was forced by the men in her family to marry a 30 year old man, despite her feelings about it.

It’s no surprise that books 1984 and A Thousand Splendid Suns have each graced the New York Times bestsellers’ list. Both books have a healthy confusion of pleasure and disquietude, which keep the reader enagaged and eager to find out what happens next. Often times the source of this healthy mix of happy and sad, is the characters’ relationships and overall well-being. Great authors do an excellent job of injecting pathos into their novels to evoke feelings of pity or anxiety in the reader.

I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali takes place in a small village in Yemen by Saudi Arabia. Nujood Ali's childhood came to an end in 2008 when she got forced to be married with a guy three times her age when she was only 10 years old. Throughout her marriage she struggles with being abused by her husband and all the priorities all Yemeni women go through. Until one day she took a stand and demanded a divorce.

The women of Saudi Arabia have been oppressed by the men of the country for generations due to the ignorance of the people, their Islamic faith, and the government. They have no rights and they must receive permission from their husbands or fathers to work, travel, and receive medical attention. The memoir Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia by Jean Sasson, is an excellent example of the oppression of women in Saudi Arabia and the literary devices of characterization and setting help to bring the oppression to life.

After watching the movie Fatima, and based on my personal reaction and the reaction of my colleagues regarding questioning how come she had ‘urfi marriage yet everyone knows. I realized that the only explanation behind this dilemma is that the definition of ‘urfi marriage changed. ‘Urfi marriage, which refers to customary or registered marriage in Arabic, has always existed in Egypt. Even though its literal meaning refers to customary marriage, the term 'urfi marriage is more likely to be perceived as "secret" marriage from the contemporary Egyptian socio-cultural context. This change in definition occurred in 1931 when Egypt imposed the requirement for marriage registration. This paper explores the historical and modern definition of ‘urfi marriage, how ‘urfi marriage is portrayed within Religion, State and Media, and what are the reasons and consecquences of ‘Urfi marriage in Egypt.