 However, contrary to what her parents stated, Nada Al-Ahdal said they threatened to honor kill her if she refused the first marriage pact.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.Al-Ahdal's claims have raised the discussion of child marriage in international media.