On Monday (20/11), Nada Alakhtal from the Yemen. The 21-year-old young woman, as she said, when she was 11 years old, she sued her mother who wanted to marry her and thus managed to save herself from the Wedding just before he did.
“I went to the police and sued my mom. I told them that I am 11 years old and that he wants to marry me by force. My name is Nada and I am from Yemen, I am 21 years old, I come from a simple small village in Yemen that is famous for tradition to marry children considering it normal, with the excuse of tradition”, said Nadia speaking to Mega and the show “Pame Danae”.
“I have never been able to see this as something normal. I lost my aunt because of this tradition and almost lost my sister too. My aunt killed herself, she was my best friend. She was only 13 when she was forced into marriage. After she gave birth to her child, her husband abused her and she couldn’t take it anymore. Through this pain she decided to end her life and committed suicide by setting herself on fire. It was very difficult for me. I saw the pictures from the hospital where he suffered. This “broke” my heart and so, the idea entered my mind that if I was married, that would be the end of meexplained the 21-year-old girl today.
How did he manage to escape?
“The first time my parents tried to marry me off, my uncle, who was well known for supporting the rights of girls, happened to know the prospective groom and managed to cancel the marriage. My mom got married at 14, my grandmother unfortunately at 9. Imagine a 9 year old getting married. Her childhood was rushed and all her dreams were destroyed. For them it was something normal. My dad used to tell me: “girls are like vegetables. If they are left alone for many years, they will wither and will not be eaten,” noted the girl.
Her video, as she explained, in which she talked about what was happening to her, got 8 million views in 3 days and was translated into 40 languages. “With the pressure created by the media, they were forced by the ministry to give my guardianship to my uncle. If I returned to the village I would have no future. No one could protect me,” he added.
“My parents were part of this crime but at the same time they were also the victims”
Explaining how the first thing she did after her vindication was to buy a sweet and some flowers for my mom, she said: “I wanted to see my brothers, I didn’t want to lose my family. My parents were part of this crime but at the same time they were also the victims. Her first reaction was to throw away the sweet and the flowers and tell me “you are not my daughter anymore“. My heart broke. Even thinking about it now hurts. But I didn’t give up.”
“Now my family supports me and they tell me ‘save as many girls as you can'” he pointed out in closing.
Source: News Beast
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