<P> Many Middle East media outlets have decried al - Ahdal's claims as fabricated or a deception of Yemeni and Islamic custom . The Yemen Post has accused her of trying to ruin Yemeni and Islamic customs . The Arab magazine The Majalla claims that because of her uncle's media connections, he tried to exploit al - Ahdal by "turn (ing) the young school girl into Yemen's new Nujood (Ali)" so that they will be able to abolish child marriage in Yemen . Al - Ahdal's parents stated that her claims were fabrications and that the video was scripted by her uncle . However, contrary to what her parents stated, Nada Al - Ahdal said they threatened to honor kill her if she refused the first marriage pact . </P> <P> Ahmad Algorashi, president of Seyaj, and Ramziya al - Iryani, the president of the Yemeni Women's Union, have said that they did not believe Nada's parents tried to force her into marriage, though Nada and her uncle insist her story is true . </P> <P> Al - Ahdal's claims have raised the discussion of child marriage in international media . Articles from across the globe are often citing the Human Rights Watch's research, which states that Yemen has no minimum age for marriage, and that about half of all women married in Yemen are married off as children . In an article about al - Ahdal, the International Political Forum stated "Some statistics can help put her story in context: According to the United Nations, one out of nine girls in developing countries will be married by age 15, and an estimated 14.2 million girls a year will probably become child brides in the next decade ." </P> <P> Al - Ahdal and the child marriage pacts have been covered in CNN, The Huffington Post, the BBC and many other media outlets . Reports of the incident by global media brought attention to the issue of child marriage . </P>

11 year old yemeni girl escapes arranged marriage