in 2013 ali reported to the media that her father had forced her out of their home, and has withheld most of the money paid by the publishers. her father has also arranged a marriage for her younger sister, haifa. he used the money earmarked for ali's education to buy two new wives for himself, and, according to haaretz.com, sold haifa into marriage with a much older man. ali's ex-husband only pays her $30 a month alimony.