Social exclusion in southern Yemen
Some Yemeni women are punished for behaviour that is said to bring shame on their families, and the price can be severe.
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The reason could be theft, drugs, sex outside marriage, or simply marrying without the family's consent. For some women, such issues stay with them for the rest of their lives.
Al Jazeera's Mohamed Vall travelled to southern Yemen to visit one woman who is determined to help those she sees as victims of injustice. Her work is making a real difference.