This blog post is one that is very close to my heart and provokes an angry emotion from deep within me. Its very saddening to see what people, human being, ESPECIALLY children have to go through in other parts of the world. What I also find truly disheartening is how culture and religion in some parts of the world gives rise (and justifies) a lot of heinous, insensitive, and incomprehensible activities. I am heartbroken everytime I hear stories like that one you are about to read. And please read it in its entirty, and take a moment to also watch the videos at the end!

Nujood Ali gained global notoriety for her brave fight against her much older, abusive husband, but where she has been left since then is nowhere near where she dreamed she would end up.

A year after Yemen child bride Nujood Ali made world headlines for asking for — and being granted — a divorce from her much older, abusive husband, her life doesn’t seem that much better.

Last year, Nujood was even named one of Glamour magazine’s women of the year, along with Hillary Clinton and Nicole Kidman, for bravely taking the stand in defense of herself. Her story is coming out in book form in 20 languages. But CNN recently went to visit the girl who, at the age of ten, became a heroine to many in the effort to save little girls from marriage. But Nujood says despite her fame and the attention paid to her story, she has received little help to better her impoverished life, and she is having a hard time dealing with the media attention and the aftermath.

Monetary donations enabled Nujood to go to a private school, but she refuses to go regularly. She initially attended, after the divorce, but her attendance has plummeted. Her family isn’t being very supportive of her, and her lawyer, Shada Nasser, told CNN she thinks little Nujood is being victimized by the family because they think her fame should bring them fortune.

“There is no change at all since going on television. I hoped there was someone to help us, but we didn’t find anyone to help us. It hasn’t changed a thing. They said they were going to help me and no one has helped me. I wish I had never spoken to the media,” Nujood told CNN, adding that she feels like an outcast among friends and family for bringing the spotlight onto herself and the controversial issue.

So what can be done to help this little girl go back to a “normal” life? We’re not sure, but she certainly deserves the chance to be a happy-go-lucky child like any other girl her age, and not to endure the scorn and humiliation she seems to be facing for trying to save her own life.

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There are a lot of other media on this young ladies story, and many many many other related stories that I am urging guys to read. Take some time out and Google terms like “Child Bride”, “Child Soldiers”, “Human Trafficking” and keep yourselves in the know and also find out what you can do to help save just ONE life.

Thanks you guys! :0)