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Reem Al Numery
View on WikipediaReem Al Numery (Arabic: ريم النميري; born 1996) is a children's rights activist in Yemen.[1] Known for resisting child marriage, she was honored by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on March 11, 2009, with the International Women of Courage Award.[2] She was listed in the Time Magazine 2010 100 Most Influential People in the World.[3]
Key Information
At age 12, at the end of her school year, Al Numery was forced to marry her 30-year-old cousin. She refused, and was bound and gagged by her father for the ceremony. She described to the U.S. Consul how her husband raped her in order to consummate the marriage.[4] Since her father would not consent for her divorce, a judge ruled she needed to remain married until age of 15.[5] In August 2008, she told reporters: "My dad said he'll kill me for defying him, but I want to go back to school."[5]
After two attempts at suicide and a great deal of international attention she was finally granted a divorce by a Yemeni judge. As of 2010, Al Numery lived with her mother.[6]
Al Numery has been praised on how her "fearless tenacity and unbreakable defiance won her freedom".[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Eltantawy, Nahed (January 9, 2013). "Al Numery, Reem". The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World. SAGE Publications. p. 21. ISBN 9781452270685. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
- ^ "Speech in Honor of International Women's Day". Embassy of the United States - Yemen. 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ Steinem, Gloria (April 29, 2010). "The 2010 Time 100". Time. Archived from the original on May 2, 2010.
- ^ "Child Bride Fights Against Forced Marriage". America.gov. March 6, 2009. Archived from the original on 12 March 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
- ^ a b "2009 International Women of Courage Award Winner Biographies". United States Department of State. 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
- ^ Steinem, Gloria (April 29, 2010). "Reem Al Numery". Time. Archived from the original on May 2, 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
- ^ James, Carolyn Custis (April 19, 2011). Half the Church: Recapturing God's Global Vision for Women. Zondervan. ISBN 9780310555872. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
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