Engaged at 8 and married at 13, her strength and willpower got her out. Today, she's helping to end child marriage in the US. Namesake for “Nailas Law”.
On the 16th December 1985 an angel was born.
Happy what would have been your 38th Birthday today.
I just know you would have aged so gracefully, your memory fills me with so much love on this special day of remembering you. ♥️
I love seeing people shouting out their books, and congrats if you are getting agent attention on twitter.
But fwiw, it's also ok if agents aren't sliding into your DMs. I have a pretty sizable platform for an unpubbed author, and no agents ever slid into my DMs.
Remember, your story won’t be for everyone, & that’s OK. Like other forms of art, writing is subjective. What one person finds moving & inspirational may not resonate w/ someone else.
Your audience is out there. You will find them! #writingcommunity
California and Mississippi do not have a minimum age to marry. Frustrated with the rhetoric that by raising the min age to marry, it’s risk minors losing access to family planning. This is not true, this hasn’t come up in any state that has raised the age to 18.
New York allows parents/guardians to marry off their children. We must end the practice of marrying children under the age of 18 in the state of NY. #NewYork@NYGovCuomo to #BanChildMarriage! Call up bill S.3086 & sign it! #NailasLaw https://t.co/X73lQ5Smjj
When Naila married at 13, she got out with her own willpower. Today she advocates to end child marriage in the US and globally. #nailaslaw @nailaaminfoundation .
#DidYouKnow#ChildMarriage creates a nightmarish legal trap? Minors face overwhelming barriers if they try to escape a #ForcedMarriage. Marriage before 18 is recognized as a #HumanRights abuse that destroys almost every aspect of an American girl’s life: https://t.co/5tBgcgthrk